Estanislao Figueras y de Moragas ( ca, Estanislau Figueras i de Moragas ; 13 November 1819 – 11 November 1882) was a Spanish politician who served as the first

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of the

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from 12 February to 11 June 1873. Figueras was born in

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. He led the Republican Party after Queen

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was overthrown in 1868. He briefly became president after King Amadeo abdicated. He was succeeded as president by

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. After the 1875 restoration of the monarchy he withdrew from public life. He died in

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in 1882 at the age of 62, two days before his birthday. He is famous for having said, after one more fruitless Council of Ministers: "Gentlemen, I can not stand this anymore. I will be frank to you: I am up to my bollocks of all of us."Rolandi Sánchez-Solís, Manuel (2009). El republicanismo y el federalismo español del siglo XIX: la búsqueda de un nuevo orden político y social al servicio de los ciudadanos. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Republicanos. p. 204. . Figueras_y_Moragas

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'', 6th ed * ''Sánchez-Solís, Manuel'' (2009). El republicanismo y el federalismo español del siglo XIX: la búsqueda de un nuevo orden político y social al servicio de los ciudadanos. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Republicanos. p. 204. . , - , - , - 1819 births 1882 deaths People from Barcelona Spanish republicans Prime Ministers of Spain Politicians from Barcelona Presidents of the Executive Power of the First Spanish Republic {{Catalonia-politician-stub