Emilio Castelar

The Most Excellent Emilio Castelar
Castelar, by Joaquín Sorolla.
President of the Executive Power
In office 7 September 1873 – 3 January 1874
Preceded by	Nicolás Salmerón
Succeeded by	Francisco Serrano
Seat D of the Real Academia Española
In office 25 April 1880 – 25 May 1899
Preceded by	Pedro Felipe Monlau [es]
Succeeded by	Jacinto Octavio Picón [es]
Personal details
Born	Emilio Castelar y Ripoll (1832-09-07)7 September 1832 Cádiz, Spain
Died	25 May 1899(1899-05-25) (aged 66) San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
Resting place	Saint Isidore Cemetery
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Emilio Castelar y Ripoll (7 September 1832 – 25 May 1899) was a Spanish republican politician, and a president of the First Spanish Republic.

Castelar was born in Cádiz. He was an eloquent orator and a writer. Appointed as Head of State in 1873 in the midst of the Third Carlist War and having been given full powers by the Parliament, he ruled by decree. He left office after a coup led by General Pavía the following year.

He wrote a history of the Republican Movement in Europe among other works of political interest.^[1]