Pontevedra

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== Notable people == Enrique MacDonell, Vice Admiral Spanish Navy Raul Villamarin Rodriguez (living), university vice-president Trahamunda, nun in the Middle Ages Pedro Mariño de Lobeira (1528–1594), conquistador and chronicler of the Arauco War in the Captaincy General of Chile Benito de Soto (1805–1830) Notorious pirate, considered the "Last Pirate of the Atlantic Ocean" Manuel Portela Valladares (1867–1952), politician Consuelo Acuña Iglesias (1876–1937), Galician resistance fighter A.D.R. Castelao (1886–1950), writer, artist and politician, often considered as the most influential figure in Galician contemporary history. Although he was not born in Pontevedra, Castelao expressed a clear wish to be considered an "adoptive son of the city" and to be buried there. Elisa Patiño Meléndez (1890–1919) (aka Chichana) was the first women of Galician descent to become a pilot Manuel Quiroga (1892–1961), violinist, composer and artist Valentín Paz Andrade (1898–1987), magistrate, politician and writer Alejandro de la Sota (1913–1996), architect Pío Cabanillas Gallas (1923–1991), politician María Inmaculada Paz-Andrade (1928–2022), physicist Fina Casalderrey (1951–), writer Alberto Casado Cerviño (1952–), civil servant, vice-president of the European Patent Office Mariano Rajoy (1955–), former Prime Minister of Spain Francis Lorenzo (1960–), actor Manel Loureiro (1975–), writer Diego Moldes (1977–), writer Pablo Cimadevila Alvarez (1978–), Paralympic Gold Medalist, jeweler, and YouTube content creator Celso Míguez (1982–), racing driver Francisco Javier Gómez Noya (1983–), triathlete, World Champion David Amor (1980–), host and comedian Julia Varela (1981–), journalist Paula Cheshire (1993–), illustrator and cartoonist Teresa Abelleira (2000-), football player