Trifón Gómez (1889–1955) was a Spanish socialist politician who served at the Parliament and was one of the leaders of the
Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
Early life and education
Gómez was born in
Zaratán near
Valladolid
Valladolid () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province o ...
on 3 July 1889.
He studied at the Escuela de Huérfanos Ferroviarios in Valladolid, and began working as an apprentice turner at the age of 15 in the railway workshops in
Pisuerga
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Its traditional source is called Fuente Cobre, but it has b ...
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[ At the same time, he attended the School of Arts and Crafts and graduated as a mechanical expert.][
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Career and activities
In 1909 Gómez joined the General Union of Workers
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(UGT) and the Socialist Association in Valladolid.[ From 1915 he worked as the secretary of the Northern Railway Union which organized a general strike of August 1917.][ Then he was forced to go into exile in Paris where he stayed until September 1918.][ Following his return to Spain he settled in Madrid and joined the Madrid Socialist Association.][ He was also a member of the Institute of Social Reforms and during the rule of ]Miguel Primo de Rivera
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquess of Estella (8 January 1870 – 16 March 1930), was a dictator, aristocrat, and military officer who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930 during Spain's Restoration era. He deepl ...
was a substitute socialist representative in its joint committees.[
He became a member of the PSOE and was part of the right-wing faction.][ In the general elections in 1931 and 1933, he was elected as a deputy representing Madrid.][ When the ]civil war
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
broke out, he was in charge of the department of supplies of the Madrid City Council and in 1937 he was appointed its general director.[
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Exile and death
At the end of the civil war Gómez went into exile in France.[ There he reorganized the thousands of UGT members who also left Spain.][ The first congress of the UGT of Spain in exile was held in November 1944, and he was elected president of the UGT which he held until 1955.]Indalecio Prieto
Indalecio Prieto Tuero (30 April 1883 – 11 February 1962) was a Spanish politician, a minister and one of the leading figures of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the years before and during the Second Spanish Republic.
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in the post.[
Gómez died in Mexico City on 8 May 1955.][
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1889 births
1955 deaths
Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in France
Exiles of the Spanish Civil War in Mexico
Exiled Spanish politicians
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians
Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Second Spanish Republic
People from the Province of Valladolid