Luis Uruñuela Explained

Luis Uruñuela Fernández (born 2 April 1937) is a Spanish former politician of the Andalusian Party (PA).

He was elected to the Congress of Deputies in 1979, serving for only two months before leaving to be the first democratically elected mayor of Seville.^[1]

Uruñuela was a proponent of the Seville Metro, which saw much construction during his mandate. From 1983, his successor Manuel del Valle and the President of the Junta of Andalusia José Rodríguez de la Borbolla – both of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) – halted the project.^{[2] [3]}

In May 2009, Uruñuela, Del Valle and Soledad Becerril received Seville's medal for being the first three democratic mayors of the city. He used his speech to reiterate his support for expanding the Metro into the Casco Antiguo.^[4]

He had four daughters and a son. His first daughter, María José, died suddenly at the age of 46 in January 2012.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Correal . Francisco . "Empezamos a gobernar con una legislación franquista". "We began governing with Francoist legislation". 6 September 2021 . Diario de Sevilla. 12 February 2017 . Spanish.
2. News: Ameneiro . A. S. . "Sin el PA no habría Metro". "Without the PA there would be no Metro". 6 September 2021 . Diario de Sevilla . 4 April 2009 . Spanish.
3. News: Fallece Manuel del Valle, el alcalde que cambió Sevilla. Manuel del Valle, the mayor who changed Seville, dies. 6 September 2021 . . 27 March 2020 . Spanish.
4. News: De Uruñuela y su deseo de que el metro atravesase el centro a Del Valle y el diseño de la ciudad de la Expo. From Uruñuela and his wish for the Metro to cross the centre to Del Valle and the design of the Expo site. 6 September 2021 . . 31 May 2009 . Spanish.
5. News: Navarro Antolín . Carlos . Fallece María José Uruñuela, hija del ex alcalde de Sevilla. María José Uruñuela, daughter of the former mayor of Seville, dies. 6 September 2021 . Diario de Sevilla . 15 January 2012 . Spanish.