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
General Miguel Primo de Rivera's dictatorship over Spain began with a coup on 13 September 1923 and ended with his resignation on 28 January 1930. It took place during the wider reign of King Alfonso
Miguel Primo de Rivera
…monarch, and Primo de Rivera was ensuingly tasked to form a government. He thereby proceeded to suspend the 1876 constitution and establish martial law. His dictatorial rule was marked by authoritarian nationalism and populism. Primo de Rivera initially said he would rule for only 90 days; however, he chose to remain in…
(from left) Alfonso XIII and Miguel Primo de Rivera
Poster for the 1929 Iberian-American Exhibition in Seville.
Clara Campoamor – who refused a seat on the National Assembly – in 1930