Santiago Casares Quiroga | |
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Prime Minister of Spain | |
In office 13 May 1936 – 19 July 1936 | |
President | Manuel Azaña |
Preceded by | Augusto Barcia Trelles |
Succeeded by | Diego Martínez Barrio |
Personal details | |
Born | A Coruña, Spain | 8 May 1884
Died | 17 February 1950 Paris, France | (aged 65)
Political party | ORGA Republican Left |
Spouse | Gloria Pérez |
Children | María Casares |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Santiago Casares y Quiroga (8 May 1884, in A Coruña, Galicia – 17 February 1950, in Paris) was Prime Minister of Spain from 13 May to 19 July 1936. Casares Quiroga resigned just 48 hours after the beginning of the military insurrection that led to the Spanish Civil War.[1]