Estanislao Figueras

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Estanislao Figueras
Francisco Pi y Margall
Personal details
Born(1819-11-13)13 November 1819
Democratic Federal Republican
(1868–1880)
Organic Federal Republican

(1880–1882)

Estanislao Figueras y de Moragas (

from 12 February to 11 June 1873.

Figueras was born in Barcelona.

He led the Republican Party after Queen

Francisco Pi y Margall
. After the 1875 restoration of the monarchy he withdrew from public life.

He died in Madrid in 1882 at the age of 62, two days before his birthday.

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."[1]

Portrait of Figueras

References

  • Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed
  • 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. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Republicanos. p. 204. .
Political offices
New office
President of the Executive Power of Spain
11 February 1873 – 11 June 1873
Succeeded by
Francisco Pi
Preceded by
Amadeo
as King of Spain
Head of State of Spain
as President of the Executive Power

11 February 1873 – 11 June 1873
Preceded byas Prime Minister of Spain
President of the Provisional Government of Spain

12 February 1873 – 11 June 1873