José María Álvarez Mendizábal (August 14, 1891 in

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– February 21, 1965) was a Spanish

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and

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. He was a

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landowner and entered politics with the proclamation of the

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elected deputy to Congress of Cuenca (province) in the elections of 1931 and the election of

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representing the

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, and in the elections of 1936 independently. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce between 30 December 1935 and 19 February 1936 in the government. He was presided over by Manuel Portela.

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