Second Spanish Republic
political regime established in Spain between April 14, 1931 and April 1, 1939
The Spanish Republic (Spanish: República Española), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (Spanish: Segunda República Española), was the government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 and was dissolved on 1 April 1939.
Spanish Republic República Española | |||||||||||
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1931–1939 | |||||||||||
Motto: Plus Ultra (Latin) Further Beyond | |||||||||||
Anthem: Himno de Riego Anthem of Riego | |||||||||||
![]() European borders of the Second Spanish Republic, as well as the Spanish protectorate in Morocco | |||||||||||
Capital and largest city | Madrid[a] | ||||||||||
Official languages | Spanish[b] | ||||||||||
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic[1] | ||||||||||
President | |||||||||||
• 1931–1936 | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora | ||||||||||
• 1936 (interim) | Diego Martínez Barrio | ||||||||||
• 1936–1939 | Manuel Azaña | ||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 1931 (first) | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora | ||||||||||
• 1937–1939 (last) | Juan Negrín López | ||||||||||
Legislature | Congress of Deputies | ||||||||||
Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||||
14 April 1931 | |||||||||||
9 December 1931 | |||||||||||
5-19 October 1934 | |||||||||||
17 July 1936 | |||||||||||
1 April 1939 | |||||||||||
Currency | Spanish peseta | ||||||||||
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References
change- ↑ Payne, Stanley G. (1993) Spain's First Democracy: The Second Republic, 1931–1936, pp. 62–3. Univ of Wisconsin Press. Google Books. Retrieved 2 October 2013.