Manuel García Prieto, Marquis of Alhucemas

Spanish politician (1859–1938)

The Most Excellent The Marquis of Alhucemas


Prime Minister of Spain
In office 19 April 1917 – 11 June 1917
Monarch	Alfonso XIII
Preceded by	Antonio Maura
Succeeded by	Álvaro de Figueroa
In office 3 November 1917 – 22 March 1918
Preceded by	Eduardo Dato
Succeeded by	Antonio Maura
In office 9 November 1918 – 5 December 1918
Preceded by	Álvaro de Figueroa
Succeeded by	Eduardo Dato
In office 7 December 1922 – 15 September 1923
Preceded by	José Sánchez-Guerra
Succeeded by	Miguel Primo de Rivera

Personal details
Born	Manuel García y Prieto 5 November 1859 Astorga
Died	8 March 1938 San Sebastián
Nationality	Spanish
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Manuel García Prieto, 1st Marquis of Alhucemas (5 November 1859 – 8 March 1938) was a Spanish politician who served as prime minister several times in his life and as the 30th Solicitor General of Spain. He was a member of the Liberal Party. During his last term, he was deposed by Miguel Primo de Rivera.

Biography

Born on 5 November 1859 in Astorga, province of León.^[1]^[2] Formed in the law firm of Eugenio Montero Ríos, García Prieto entered the former's cacique network and married one of his daughters, María Victoria.^[3]

Following the assassination of Prime Minister José Canalejas in 1912, and the ensuing factional division within the Liberal Party, García-Prieto led the so-called demócrata ("democratic") minority, rival of the romanonista majority.^[4]

Within the cadres of the Liberal party, the Marquis of Alhucemas espoused just like Miguel Villanueva the policy of neutrality of Spain during World War I, forcing pro-ally Romanones to resign as Prime Minister in 1917.^[5]

He died in San Sebastián on 8 March 1938.^[6]

References

Citations

^ Viñas, Verónica (30 December 2018). "Autores leoneses que pasan a ser de dominio público". Diario de León.
^ "Una fundación para el ilustre hijo". Diario de León. 25 March 2003.
^ Prada & López Blanco 2001, p. 362.
^ Moreno Luzón 2004, pp. 133–164.
^ Rosenbusch 2017, p. 357.
^ Francisco Olmos 2010, p. 18.

Bibliography

Francisco Olmos, José María de (2010). La concesión de Títulos Nobiliarios a los Presidentes del Consejo de Ministros durante la Restauración (1874–1931) (PDF). Madrid: Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía.
Moreno Luzón, Javier (2004). "El Partido Liberal Español y la Crisis da la Restauración (1917–1923)". In Baiôa, Manuel (ed.). Elites y poder/ La crisis del sistema liberal en Portugal y España (1918–1931). Évora: Publicações do Cidehus, Edições Colibri. pp. 133–164. doi:10.4000/books.cidehus.3732. ISBN 9789727724536.
Prada, Julio; López Blanco, Rogelio (2001). "Galicia". In Varela Ortega, José (ed.). El poder de la influencia del caciquismo en España (1875–1923). Madrid: Marcial Pons Historia; Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales. ISBN 84-259-1152-4.
Rosenbusch, Anne (2017). "Guerra Total en territorio neutral: Actividades alemanas en España durante la Primera Guerra Mundial". Hispania Nova. 15 (15). Getafe: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: 357. doi:10.20318/hn.2017.3493.

Political offices
Preceded by Juan Pérez-Caballero Acting	Minister of State 9 February 1910 – 31 December 1912	Succeeded by Juan Navarro-Reverter
Preceded by The Marquis of Lema	Minister of State 13 November 1917 – 22 March 1918	Succeeded by Eduardo Dato