Miguel Primo de Rivera
Spanish politician; dictator, aristocrat, and military officer who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquess of Estella (8 January 1870 – 16 March 1930), was a dictator and military officer who was the Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during the Restoration era.
Miguel Primo de Rivera | |
|---|---|
 Primo de Rivera as a senator in 1921 | |
| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 15 September 1923 – 28 January 1930 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Preceded by | Manuel García Prieto |
| Succeeded by | Dámaso Berenguer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 January 1870[1] Jerez, Spain |
| Died | 16 March 1930 (aged 60) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Church of La Merced, Jerez |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | Unión Patriótica |
| Spouse(s) | Casilda Sáenz Suárez |
| Children | José Antonio, Miguel, María, Pilar, Ángela, Fernando |
| Awards | Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1884–1923 |
| Rank | Captain general |
| Battles/wars | Rif War |
References
change- ↑ Charles Petrie; Charles Alexander Petrie, Sir bart. (1963). King Alfonso XIII and His Age. Chapman & Hall. p. 179.
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