Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
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Práxedes Mariano Mateo Sagasta y Escolar was a Spanish civil engineer and politician who served as Prime Minister on eight occasions between 1870 and 1902—always in charge of the Liberal Party—as part
Photograph by Christian Franzen
Alfonso XIII
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Alfonso XIII, also known as El Africano or the African for his Africanist views, was King of Spain from his birth until 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He became a mona
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
…Regency of Maria Christina of Austria Reign of Alfonso XIII U.S. Library of Congress Profile…
Formal portrait, 1916
Alfonso XIII as a cadet; by Manuel García Hispaleto
The Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII, photographed on 20 May 1910. Standing, from left to right: Haakon VII of Norway, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Manuel II of Portugal, Wilhelm II of Germany, George I of Greece and Albert I of Belgium. Seated, from left to right: Alfonso XIII of Spain, George V of the United Kingdom and Frederick VIII of Denmark.
Photograph taken moments after the assassination attempt on Alfonso and Victoria Eugenie on their wedding day