1926 Spanish coup attempt
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In 1926 there was an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, who had been installed in Spain by another coup d'état in September 1923. The coup attempt, also known as th
Melquíades Álvarez, author of the Manifesto of the coup.
King Alfonso XIII and the dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera.
Miguel Primo de Rivera
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Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquis of Estella, GE, was a Spanish dictator and military officer who ruled as prime minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during the last years of the Bourbon R
Primo de Rivera in military attire, c. 1920
Lithography of the heroic actions of Primo de Rivera during the First Melillan campaign, 1893
Announcement of the new government in Madrid
Primo de Rivera as prime minister at his desk