1923 in Spain
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Events in the year 1923 in Spain.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Alfonso XIII
- President of the Council of Ministers: Manuel García Prieto (until 15 September), Miguel Primo de Rivera (starting 15 September)
Events
[edit]- 29 April – In the general election to elect members to all 409 seats in the Congress of Deputies,[1][2][3] the Liberals take power from the Conservatives in accordance with the turno system.
- 23 August – Real Club Celta de Vigo is founded by the joining of Real Fortuna and Sporting de Vigo.
- 13 September – Miguel Primo de Rivera overthrows Spain's parliamentary government, and establishes himself as dictator.
Births
[edit]- 21 January – Lola Flores, singer, dancer and actress (died 1995)
- 1 November – Victoria de los Ángeles, operatic soprano (died 2005)
- 2 November – Emilio el Moro, flamenco singer, guitarist and humorist (died 1987)[4]
- 13 December – Antoni Tàpies, painter, sculptor and art theorist (died 2012)
Deaths
[edit]- 10 August – Joaquín Sorolla, painter (born 1863)
References
[edit]- ^ CARRERAS, Albert y TAFUNELL, Xavier (Coords.): Estadísticas históricas de España. Siglos XIX-XX, p. 1096, Fundación BBVA, Bilbao, 2005.
- ^ "Elecciones en la Restauración" (in Spanish). Historiaelectoral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Gráfico resumen Diputados 1869–1923" (in Spanish). Historiaelectoral.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Algunas publicaciones sobre Emilio el Moro
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