Federico Moyúa Salazar | |
Office: | Mayor of Bilbao |
Country: | Spain |
Predecessor: | Eugenio Martínez Sevilla |
Successor: | Benito Marco Gardoqui |
Termstart: | 1 January 1909 |
Termend: | 28 October 1913 |
Education: | University of Deusto |
Awards: | Order of Isabella the Catholic |
Predecessor2: | Justo Somonte Iturrioz |
Successor2: | Adolfo González de Careaga |
Termstart1: | 27 February 1924 |
Termend1: | 25 February 1930 |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1873 |
Birth Place: | Bilbao, Spain |
Death Date: | 7 March 1939 (aged 67) |
Death Place: | Bilbao, Spain |
Occupation: | Politician, lawyer |
Party: | Liberal Fusionist Party Liga de Acción Monárquica |
Federico de Moyúa y Salazar (17 June 1873 - 7 March 1939) was a Spanish politician who served as the mayor of Bilbao.[1]
Moyúa was a member of a wealthy liberal family, both his father and grandfather served in the Third Carlist War. He studied law at the University of Deusto and practiced only for a few years.
A member of the Liberal Fusionist Party, he was elected mayor in 1910, and was succeeded by Benito Marco Gardoqui in 1913. He served again in 1924, during the Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, until 1930.
During his term, he promoted infrastructure. Among the greatest achievements of his term includes the, the Deusto Bridge, the City Hall Bridge, and the Ribera Market.
Moyúa tried to expand Bilbao by incorporating the municipalities on the banks of the estuary, but was ultimately unachieved.[2]
Moyúa Plaza in Bilbao is dedicated to his name.