José Canalejas y Méndez
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Born | Ferrol, Spain | 31 July 1854
Died | 12 November 1912 Madrid, Spain | (aged 58)
Resting place | Pantheon of Illustrious Men |
Political party | Liberal Party |
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José Canalejas y Méndez (31 July 1854 – 12 November 1912) was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol, who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1910 until his assassination in 1912.
Early life
Son of a railway engineer, politician and editor of the newspaper El Eco Ferrolano
Political career
In 1881, Canalejas was elected deputy for
He served as President of the Congress of Deputies (the equivalent to the Anglo-Saxon office of parliamentary Speaker) from 1906 to 1907.
Canalejas Ministry
In 1909, after the bloody confrontations of the "
While in office, Canalejas (with the support of his sovereign,
Death
On 12 November 1912, while Canalejas was window-shopping the literary novelties of the day from a bookstore in central
Legacy
Canalejas believed in the possibility of a monarchy open to a thoroughgoing democratic policy both in economic and in civil and political matters. Salvador de Madariaga, the liberal historian, argued that the disasters Spain experienced during the 1930s could be traced to Canalejas' murder, given that this murder deprived King Alfonso of one of his few genuine statesmen.
References
- ^ Francos Rodríguez, José (1918). "In the Institute of San Isidro". The life of Canalejas (in Spanish). Madrid: Tip. of the "Rev. de arch., bibl. and museums". p. 6. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ [cited in The Times 30 May 1902 "Latest intelligence - Spain". The Times. No. 36781. London. 30 May 1902. p. 5.]
- ^ Professor J. C J. Metford: The Spanish Anarchist Movement, 1908-75, Mastermind Quiz Book, 1984
External links
Media related to José Canalejas at Wikimedia Commons
- José Canalejas Méndez Proyecto Filosofía en español
- José Canalejas Méndez Archivo Canalejas (In Spanish)
- José Canalejas Méndez Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Biographical page in Spanish about "José Canalejas"
- Newspaper clippings about José Canalejas y Méndez in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW