ba o ▁observed ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁intellig ent ▁to ▁st umble ▁twice ▁over ▁the ▁same ▁stone ; ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁death ▁he ▁vo iced ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Don ▁J avier . ▁The ▁only ▁notable ▁Car list ▁present ▁on ▁his ▁fun eral ▁was ▁José ▁Luis ▁Z aman illo . ▁ ▁Other , ▁reception ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Bil ba o ▁was ▁member ▁of ▁many ▁jur id ical ▁bodies , ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁mentioned ▁Real ▁Academia ▁de ▁Jur is pr ud encia , ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Real ▁Academia ▁de ▁C ien cias ▁Mor ales ▁y ▁Pol ít icas ▁and ▁Sec ción ▁de ▁C ien cias ▁Jur íd icas ▁de ▁la ▁Academia ▁de ▁Bil ba o . ▁Though ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁purs ue ▁academic ▁career , ▁Bil ba o ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁professor ▁of ▁law ▁at ▁Universidad ▁Lib re ▁de ▁V iz c aya . ▁He ▁pres ided ▁over ▁As ociación ▁de ▁antigu os ▁al umn os ▁de ▁la ▁Universidad ▁de ▁De usto . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁awarded ▁the ▁Hij o ▁Pred ile ct o ▁title ▁from ▁the ▁Bil ba o ▁ay unt amiento ▁and ▁the ▁Hij o ▁Ben emer ito ▁title ▁from ▁the ▁Di put ación ▁de ▁B iz ka ia ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁honor ary ▁mayor ▁of ▁Dur ango . ▁ ▁Though ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁acknowled ged ▁as ▁a ▁the or ist ▁and ▁author , ▁he ▁wrote ▁some ▁works , ▁sp anning ▁from ▁history ▁( La