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Birth Name: Manuela Carmena Castrillo
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Date of Birth: 9 February, 1944
Ethnicity: Spanish [including Castilian]
Manuela Carmena is a Spanish lawyer and emeritus judge of the Spanish Supreme Court. She was Mayor of Madrid, from 13 June, 2015 to 15 June, 2019; as well as, Member of the General Council of the Judiciary, from 26 July, 1996 to 7 November, 2001, and Member of the City Council of Madrid, from 13 June, 2015 to 17 June, 2019.
She is the daughter of Matilde Castrillo Hillán and Carmelo Carmena García. She is married to architect Eduardo Leira Sánchez, with whom she has two children.
Manuela’s paternal grandfather was named Ceferino Carmena.
Manuela’s paternal grandmother was named María García Díaz (the daughter of parents surnamed García and Díaz).
Sources: Obituary of Manuela’s father – http://hemeroteca.abc.es
Obituary of Manuela’s paternal grandmother, María García Díaz – http://hemeroteca.abc.es