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Spain in 1931

Historical records for Spain in 1931, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

20Records
13Events
9Named people
3Places
8Categories

Historical records

April

14 April 1931AbdicationAlfonso XIII

Madrid · House / House of Bourbon

Discredited by the fall of Primo de Rivera

14 April 1931Constitution of SpainAlfonso XIII

Government / Government of Spain

A Republic is proclaimed

14 April 1931Exile of Alfonso XIIIAlfonso XIII

Madrid · House / House of Bourbon

Goes into self imposed exile in Italy

April 1931Constitution of SpainNiceto Alcala Zamora

Madrid · Government / Government of Spain

Heads the Government pending the adoption of a republican constitution

April 1931Prime Minister of SpainNiceto Alcala Zamora

Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, forms a provisional Government

April 1931Provisional GovernmentNiceto Alcala Zamora

Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, forms a provisional Government

November

19 November 1931TrialAlfonso XIII

House / House of Bourbon

Alfonso XIII is condemned in absentia

Other Events

1931AbdicationNiceto Alcala Zamora

Government / Government of Spain

Leads a revolutionary committee calling for the abdication of Alfonso XIII

1931Brigadier GeneralFrancisco Paulino Hermenegildo Franco-Bahamonde

Balearic Islands · Warfare / Military

Appointed Brigadier General, transferred to the Balearic Islands

1931CoupFrancisco Paulino Hermenegildo Franco-Bahamonde

Saragosa · Warfare / Military

Dismissed due to his support of the monarchy following the overthrow of the monarchy

1931DismissalFrancisco Paulino Hermenegildo Franco-Bahamonde

Saragosa · Warfare / Military

Dismissed due to his support of the monarchy following the overthrow of the monarchy

1931ElectionManuel Azana

Politics / Republican Action Party

The Republican Action Party wins 27 seats

1931ElectionLuis Companys

Politics / Catalan Generalidad

The Catalan Left Republicans win 33 seats

1931ElectionCasares Quiroga

Politics / Galician Republicans

The Galician Republicans win 16 seats

1931Minister of WarManuel Azana

Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Minister of War

1931Party LeaderJose Maria Gil Robles

Politics / Accion Popular

Appointed Party Leader of Accion Popular

1931President of SpainNiceto Alcala Zamora

Government / Government of Spain

Appointed President of Spain

1931Prime Minister of SpainManuel Azana

Government / Spanish Republic

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, first Prime Minister of the Second Republic

1931Prime Minister of SpainManuel Azana y Diez

Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 1st term

1931Prime Minister of SpainAlejandro Lerroux y Garcia

Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 1st term

Names involved

Alejandro Lerroux y GarciaAlfonso XIIICasares QuirogaFrancisco Paulino Hermenegildo Franco-BahamondeJose Maria Gil RoblesLuis CompanysManuel AzanaManuel Azana y DiezNiceto Alcala Zamora

Places involved

Balearic IslandsMadridSaragosa

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.