José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones de León was a Spanish politician, leader of the CEDA, Spain's first mass and modern right-wing party, and a prominent figure in the period leading up to the Spanish Ci
Gil-Robles in 1962
Gil-Robles in 1933
Gil-Robles (front) at a CEDA rally at the Frontón Urumea in San Sebastián in 1935
General Franco, Gil-Robles' rival for power
José María Gil-Robles
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José María Gil-Robles y Gil-Delgado was a Spanish lawyer and politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament in the European People's Party group, and was President of the European Parliament f
José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones
…became one of the leaders of the Spanish Christian Democracy party, which won little support in the Spanish general elections in 1977. Gil-Robles' son, José María Gil-Robles, was born on 17 June 1935, in Madrid. Like his father, he entered politics, serving as a member of the European Parliament in the European People's…
Official portrait, 1997
Gil-Robles (second from right) in 1998.