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Revision as of 05:58, 22 March 2022
Miguel Maura (1887–1971) was a Spanish politician who served as the minister of interior in 1931 being the first Spanish politician to hold the post in the Second Spanish Republic.[1] He was the founder of the Conservative Republican Party.
Early life and education
Miguel Maura was born in Madrid on 13 December 1887.[2] His father was Antonio Maura who was among the Prime Ministers of Spain.[1] His elder brother, Gabriel, also was a politician.[1]
Miguel Maura received a degree in law.[2]
Career
Following his graduation Maura worked at the city council in Madrid.[2] Then he was elected as a member of the parliament in 1916 and 1919 representing the province of Alicante.[2] He founded a conservative monarchist political party, Conservative Republican Party.[3] In April 1931 he was made a member of the Republican Revolutionary Committee and also, was appointed minister of interior in the provisional government.[1][4]
Death
Maura died in Zaragoza on 3 June 1971.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Gerald Blaney Jr (2007). "Keeping Order in Republican Spain, 1931–36". In Gerald Blaney Jr (ed.). Policing Interwar Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 33, 60. ISBN 978-1-4039-9264-2.
- ^ a b c d e "Miguel Maura Gamazo". Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Stanley G. Payne (1993). Spain's First Democracy: The Second Republic, 1931-1936. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-299-13674-1.
- ^ Julián Casanova (2010). The Spanish Republic and Civil War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-139-49057-3.
External links
- Media related to Miguel Maura at Wikimedia Commons