Manuel García Prieto, Marquis of Alhucemas
Manuel García Prieto, 1st Marquis of Alhucemas (5 November 1859 – 8 March 1938) was a Spanish politician who served as prime minister several times in his life and as the 30th Solicitor General of Spain. He was a member of the Liberal Party. During his last term, he was deposed by Miguel Primo de Rivera.
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 19 April 1917 – 11 June 1917 | |
| Monarch | Alfonso XIII |
| Preceded by | Antonio Maura |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro de Figueroa |
| In office 3 November 1917 – 22 March 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Dato |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Maura |
| In office 9 November 1918 – 5 December 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Álvaro de Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Dato |
| In office 7 December 1922 – 15 September 1923 | |
| Preceded by | José Sánchez-Guerra |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Primo de Rivera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel García y Prieto 5 November 1859 Astorga |
| Died | 8 March 1938 San Sebastián |
| Nationality | Spanish |
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Biography
Born on 5 November 1859 in Astorga, province of León.[1][2] Formed in the law firm of Eugenio Montero Ríos, García Prieto entered the former's cacique network and married one of his daughters, María Victoria.[3]
Following the assassination of Prime Minister José Canalejas in 1912, and the ensuing factional division within the Liberal Party, García-Prieto led the so-called demócrata ("democratic") minority, rival of the romanonista majority.[4]
Within the cadres of the Liberal party, the Marquis of Alhucemas espoused just like Miguel Villanueva the policy of neutrality of Spain during World War I, forcing pro-ally Romanones to resign as Prime Minister in 1917.[5]
He died in San Sebastián on 8 March 1938.[6]
References
- Citations
- Viñas, Verónica (30 December 2018). "Autores leoneses que pasan a ser de dominio público". Diario de León.
- "Una fundación para el ilustre hijo". Diario de León. 25 March 2003.
- Prada & López Blanco 2001, p. 362.
- Moreno Luzón 2004, pp. 133–164.
- Rosenbusch 2017, p. 357.
- Francisco Olmos 2010, p. 18.
- Bibliography
- Francisco Olmos, José María de (2010). La concesión de Títulos Nobiliarios a los Presidentes del Consejo de Ministros durante la Restauración (1874–1931) (PDF). Madrid: Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía.
- Moreno Luzón, Javier (2004). "El Partido Liberal Español y la Crisis da la Restauración (1917–1923)". In Baiôa, Manuel (ed.). Elites y poder/ La crisis del sistema liberal en Portugal y España (1918–1931). Évora: Publicações do Cidehus, Edições Colibri. pp. 133–164. doi:10.4000/books.cidehus.3732. ISBN 9789727724536.
- Prada, Julio; López Blanco, Rogelio (2001). "Galicia". In Varela Ortega, José (ed.). El poder de la influencia del caciquismo en España (1875–1923). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia; Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales. ISBN 84-259-1152-4.
- Rosenbusch, Anne (2017). "Guerra Total en territorio neutral: Actividades alemanas en España durante la Primera Guerra Mundial". Hispania Nova. Getafe: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. 15 (15): 357. doi:10.20318/hn.2017.3493.