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1931 in Spain

Explore 20 historical events and records for Spain in 1931.

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Historical records for Spain in 1931

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April

14 April 1931

Abdication

Alfonso XIII · Madrid · House / House of Bourbon

Discredited by the fall of Primo de Rivera

14 April 1931

Constitution of Spain

Alfonso XIII · Government / Government of Spain

A Republic is proclaimed

14 April 1931

Exile of Alfonso XIII

Alfonso XIII · Madrid · House / House of Bourbon

Goes into self imposed exile in Italy

April 1931

Constitution of Spain

Alcala Zamora, Niceto · Madrid · Prime Minister of Spain · Government / Government of Spain

Heads the Government pending the adoption of a republican constitution

April 1931

Prime Minister of Spain

Alcala Zamora, Niceto · Prime Minister of Spain · Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, forms a provisional Government

April 1931

Provisional Government

Alcala Zamora, Niceto · Prime Minister of Spain · Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, forms a provisional Government

November

19 November 1931

Trial

Alfonso XIII · House / House of Bourbon

Alfonso XIII is condemned in absentia

Other events (month unknown)

1931

Abdication

Alcala Zamora, Niceto · Government / Government of Spain

Leads a revolutionary committee calling for the abdication of Alfonso XIII

1931

Brigadier General

Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo · Balearic Islands · Brigadier General · Warfare / Military

Appointed Brigadier General, transferred to the Balearic Islands

1931

Coup

Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo · Saragosa · Director · Warfare / Military

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

1931

Dismissal

Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo · Saragosa · Director · Warfare / Military

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

1931

Election

Azana, Manuel · Partly Leader-RAP · Politics / Republican Action Party

The Republican Action Party wins 27 seats

1931

Election

Companys, Luis · Party Leader of CG · Politics / Catalan Generalidad

The Catalan Left Republicans win 33 seats

1931

Election

Quiroga, Casares · Partly Leader-GR · Politics / Galician Republicans

The Galician Republicans win 16 seats

1931

Minister of War

Azana, Manuel · Minister of War · Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Minister of War

1931

Party Leader

Gil Robles, Jose Maria · Party Leader of Accion Popular · Politics / Accion Popular

Appointed Party Leader of Accion Popular

1931

President of Spain

Alcala Zamora, Niceto · President of Spain · Government / Government of Spain

Appointed President of Spain

1931

Prime Minister of Spain

Azana, Manuel · Prime Minister of Spain · Government / Spanish Republic

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

1931

Prime Minister of Spain

Diez, Manuel Azana y · Prime Minister of Spain · Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 1st term

1931

Prime Minister of Spain

Garcia, Alejandro Lerroux y · Prime Minister of Spain · Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Prime Minister of Spain, 1st term

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