What is Jon Castañares?
'''Jon Mirena Bitor Castañares Larreategui''' (1925 &ndash; 5 May 2015)<ref>Olga Saez. «[http://www.bilbao.net/periodicobilbao/201506/ Jon Castañares (1925-2015). Notario de la democracia]». ''Bilbao''. núm. 304. Junio de 2015. p. 29.</ref> was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] politician and economist. He was born in [[Bilbao]]. He was known for being a strong supporter of [[Basque nationalism]]. He served as mayor of Bilbao from 1979 through 1983. Castañares died in Bilbao at the age of 90.<ref>[http://www.deia.com/2015/05/05/bizkaia/bilbao/fallece-jon-castanares-el-primer-alcalde-de-bilbao-tras-las-elecciones-democraticas Fallece Jon Castañares, el primer alcalde de Bilbao tras las elecciones democráticas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506215838/http://www.deia.com/2015/05/05/bizkaia/bilbao/fallece-jon-castanares-el-primer-alcalde-de-bilbao-tras-las-elecciones-democraticas |date=2015-05-06 }} {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Castanares, Jon}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:People from Bilbao]] [[Category:Spanish economists]] [[Category:Spanish mayors]]