# Niceto Alcalá-Zamora

_Spanish lawyer and politician (1877-1949)_

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> Niceto Alcalá-Zamora y Torres was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served, briefly, as the first prime minister of the Second Spanish Republic, and then—from 1931 to 1936—as its president.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 6 July 1877 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Priego de Córdoba ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P19))
- **Died:** 18 February 1949 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P570))
- **Place of death:** Buenos Aires ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Spain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; jurist; diplomat; lawyer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P106))
- **Political party:** Liberal Party; Liberal Republican Right ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P102))
- **Education:** University of Granada ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P69))
- **Positions held:** Member of the Royal Spanish Academy (8 May 1932 – 18 February 1949); president of the Second Republic of Spain (10 December 1931 – 7 April 1936); Member of the Cortes republicanas (20 July 1931 – 9 October 1933); Member of the Cortes republicanas (9 July 1931 – 21 August 1931); President of the Council of Ministers (14 April 1931 – 14 October 1931); ministro de la Guerra (7 December 1922 – 26 May 1923); Academic of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (22 February 1920 – 18 February 1949); Minister of Development of Spain (3 November 1917 – 22 March 1918); Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Interior (8 November 1910 – 7 July 1911); member of the Congress of Deputies (23 January 1906 – 15 September 1923); Madrid municipal councillor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P39))
- **Awards:** Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785#P166))

## Questions

**When was Niceto Alcalá-Zamora born?**  
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora was born on 6 July 1877 in Priego de Córdoba.

**What positions has Niceto Alcalá-Zamora held?**  
Positions held by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora include: Member of the Royal Spanish Academy (1932–1949); president of the Second Republic of Spain (1931–1936); Member of the Cortes republicanas (1931–1933); Member of the Cortes republicanas (1931–1931); President of the Council of Ministers (1931–1931).

**Where did Niceto Alcalá-Zamora study?**  
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora was educated at University of Granada.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Niceto Alcalá-Zamora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niceto_Alcal%C3%A1-Zamora) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q313785](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313785) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Niceto Alcalá-Zamora cropped.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Niceto_Alcal%C3%A1-Zamora_cropped.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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