Manuel Azaña

Also known as Manuel Azaña Díaz

prime minister of Spain, president of Spain (1880-1940)

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Manuel Azaña Díaz was a Spanish politician, lawyer, and writer. Born in Alcalá de Henares in 1880, he was educated at the University of Zaragoza and Universidad Central, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He was a member of the Republican Left political party and associated with the Generation of 1914 movement. Azaña spoke Spanish and French and worked in Madrid. He was married to Dolores Rivas Cherif and was related to Cipriano Rivas Cherif.

Azaña died in Montauban, France, in 1940 and was buried there. His notable works include *The Bible in Spain*, *Comuneros contra el Rey*, and *Cervantes y la invencion del "Quijote"*. He also authored *Discurso pronunciado por S.E. el presidente de la República, el día 18 de julio de 1938* and *Despues de la tragedia...*.

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Born: 10 Jan 1880
Died: 3 Nov 1940
Works: 93

Top works

Discours prononcé par S.E.M. Manuel Azaña, President de la République à Valence, le 18 juillet 1937 anniversaire de l'agression fasciste contre la République espagnole
The Bible in Spain
Discurso pronunciado por S.E. el presidente de la República, el día 18 de julio de 1938
Comuneros contra el Rey
Despues de la tragedia...

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Film & TV

Known for

Words for an End of the World — Self - Politician (archive footage)2020
Caudillo — Himself (archive footage)1977
Songs for After a War — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1976
The Spanish Earth — Himself (President of Spain)1937
Spain 1936 — Archive footage1937

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Manuel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Spain
Place of death: France
Spouse: Dolores Rivas Cherif
Occupation: writer
Educated at: Universidad Central
Political party: Republican Left
Languages spoken: French
Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Movement: Generation of 1914
Image: Azaña 3.jpg
Work location: Madrid

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Commons category: Manuel Azaña
date of birth: 1880-01-10
date of death: 1940-11-04
Commons gallery: Manuel Azaña
name in native language: Manuel Azaña Díaz
second family name in Spanish name: Díaz
place of burial: Montauban
Commons Creator page: Manuel Azaña

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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Manuel Azaña, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Habla el Presidente : discurso pronunciado por S.E. el Presidente de la República, Don Manuel Azaña, en el paraninfo de la Universidad de Valencia el 18 de julio de 1937

Por la libertad y la independencia de España : discurso pronunciado por S.E. el Presidente de la República D. Manuel Azaña, en el Ayuntamiento de Valencia el dia 21 de enero de 1937

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Encyclopedic overview

Manuel Azaña Díaz ( Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel aˈθaɲa]; 10 January 1880 – 3 November 1940) was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1933 and 1936), organizer of the Popular Front in 1935 and the last President of the Republic (1936–1939). He has been called the father of the Republic and was the most prominent leader of the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939.

A published author in the 1910s, he stood out in the pro-Allies camp during World War I. He was sharply critical towards the Generation of '98, the reimagination of the Spanish Middle Ages, Imperial Spain and the 20th century yearnings for a praetorian refurbishment of the country. Azaña followed instead the examples of the French Enlightenment and the Third French Republic, and took a political quest for democracy in the 1920s while defending the notion of homeland as the "democratic equality of all citizens towards the law" that made him embrace republicanism.

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Manuel Azaña