Overview

• He had been admitted on September 27 for an infection while undergoing oncology care and died at the Hospital Universitario de Badajoz.
• Extremadura declared three days of official mourning with flags at half-staff on regional government buildings.
• National and regional figures, including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Extremadura’s president María Guardiola, issued public condolences.
• He led the Junta de Extremadura for 12 years across three terms and was serving as Second Vice President of the Senate.
• He disclosed a stomach cancer diagnosis in December 2023, and brief family posts disputing early reports were superseded by the party’s formal announcement.