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1929 Spanish Coup D'état
In 1929 there was an unsuccessful attempt to end the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera, which had been established through another coup d'état. It took place in January 1929, with the conservative politician José Sánchez Guerra as its main instigator. Background In the second phase of the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, known as the Civil Directory (1925-1930), several generals and officers in the army expressed their dissatisfaction with his policies. The first conflict arose within the Artillery Corps, which strongly disagreed with the open promotion system (meaning promotions were based not only on seniority but also on merits) implemented by the Dictatorship. Primo de Rivera's response was to first suspend all officers in the corps in September 1926 and later dissolve it entirely. King Alfonso XIII attempted to mediate in the conflict by proposing a gentlemen's agreement, but Primo de Rivera vehemently opposed it, threatening to resign and reminding the monarch that the arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Sánchez-Guerra 1932
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |