Joshua H. Bean, the last alcalde of San Diego, was elected the first mayor. In Madrid he was nicknamed the "Best Mayor of Madrid", "el rey alcalde". The head of each "Municipio" is called an "alcalde" or (if female) "alcaldesa". Without the intervention of the alcalde, Andres de Cabrera, all New Christians might have died. Esteban is the acting alcalde until the Dons elect a replacement. In 1860 the seat was moved to Plaza del Alcalde. Alcalde or Alcaldessa presides over ceremonial events for the city. The court disbanded after appointing a temporary "alcalde". The word "alcalde" originally was used for simple judges, as in Andalusian Arabic. Juan Dimagiba became the first "alcalde" of the down-scaled Malolos. In 1897, he became an associate editor of the "Alcalde", a student newspaper. They demanded supplies from the town, which the town's "alcalde" promised to deliver. After that debacle, Edwards, acting outside his authority, called for elections for a new alcalde.