The Gamacists ( es, Gamacistas) were a political faction within the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

led by

Germán Gamazo Germán Gamazo y Calvo (28 May 1840, Boecillo – 22 November 1901, Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6 ...

. They split from the party in October 1898 following the Ribot scandal—a controversy involving

Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...

governor and Gamazo's ally Pascual Ribot—which Gamazo attributed to an internal conspiration within the Liberal party to get rid of him as Development minister. Among its members were future prime minister and Conservative leader

Antonio Maura Antonio Maura Montaner (2 May 1853 – 13 December 1925) was Prime Minister of Spain on five separate occasions. Early life Maura was born in Palma, on the island of Mallorca, and studied law in Madrid. In 1878, Maura married Constanci ...

, son-in-law of Gamazo, as well as other notorious liberal MPs. After Gamazo's death in 1901, it eventually merged into the Liberal Conservative Party of

Francisco Silvela Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze (15 December 1843, in Madrid – 29 May 1905, in Madrid) was a Spanish politician who became Prime Minister of Spain on 3 May 1899, succeeding Práxedes Mateo Sagasta. He served in this capacity until 22 October ...

in 1902.

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