Pedro Castro Vázquez

[1] Castro was elected mayor in 1983, and served seven terms before being defeated by Juan Soler-Espiauba [es] of the People's Party (PP) in 2011.

He went on hunger strike to persuade prime minister of Spain Felipe González to build a hospital in Getafe, and in his final years achieved the construction of 10,000 homes, despite the Great Recession.

[1] In 2002, Castro persuaded his former trade union colleague and local construction and nightlife businessman Ángel Torres to purchase the bankrupt football club Getafe CF.

He likened the proposal to Santiago de Compostela and Mérida, which are the respective capitals of Galicia and Extremadura despite not being the largest cities.

Raúl Callé, mayor of nearby Leganés, ridiculed the proposal by suggesting that Castro apply for the capital of Pluto.