Estanislao Figueras
Estanislao Figueras | |
|---|---|
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| President of the Executive Power | |
| In office 11 February 1873 – 11 June 1873 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Amadeo I (King of Spain) |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Pi y Margall |
| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 11 February 1873 – 11 June 1873 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Pi y Margall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1819 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 11 November 1882 (aged 62) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Progressist (1848–1849) Democratic (1849–1868) Democratic Federal Republican (1868–1880) Organic Federal Republican (1880–1882) |
Estanislao Figueras y Moragas (13 November 1819 – 11 November 1882) was a Spanish politician who served as the first President of the First Republic from 12 February to 11 June 1873.[1]
Biography
Figueras was born in Barcelona on 13 November 1819.[2]
He led the Republican Party after Queen Isabella II was overthrown in 1868. He briefly became president after King Amadeo abdicated. He was succeeded as president by Francisco Pi y Margall. He is famous for having said, after one more fruitless Council of Ministers: "Gentlemen, I can not stand this anymore. I will be frank to you: I am up to my bollocks of all of us."[3] After the 1875 restoration of the monarchy he withdrew from public life. He died in Madrid in november 1882,[4] at the age of 62.
References
- ^ Urquijo Goitia 2008, pp. 70–71.
- ^ Bermejo 1877, p. 394.
- ^ Rolandi Sánchez-Solís 2009, p. 204.
- ^ Rolandi Sánchez-Solís 2009, p. 414.
Bibliography
- Bermejo, Ildefonso Antonio (1877). Historia de la interinidad y guerra civil de España desde 1868 (in Spanish). Vol. III. R. Labajos.
- Rolandi Sánchez-Solís, Manuel (2009). El republicanismo y el federalismo español del siglo XIX: la búsqueda de un nuevo orden político y social al servicio de los ciudadanos (in Spanish). Madrid: Centro de Investigación y Estudios Republicanos. ISBN 9788461294497.
- Urquijo Goitia, José Ramón (2008). Gobiernos y ministros españoles en la edad contemporánea. Editorial CSIC. ISBN 978-84-00-08737-1.