Miguel Castaño Quiñones (23 February 1883 in León, Spain - 21 November 1936) was a Spanish socialist politician, engineer and journalist, member of Parliament during the Second Spanish Republic and the first democratically elected Mayor of León, serving until his assassination in 1936 by Francoist rebels during the Spanish Civil War.
Miguel Castaño | |
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Mayor of León, Spain | |
In office 1931–1936 | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 1931–1933 | |
Constituency | Province of León |
Personal details | |
Born | León, Spain | 23 February 1883
Died | 21 November 1936 Puente Castro (León, Spain) | (aged 53)
Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) |
Profession | Journalist |
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