Jose Maria Gil-Robles : leader of the Catholic Right during the Spanish Second Republic / Manuel Alvarez Tardio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Álvarez Tardío, Manuel, author.

Series:

Sussex studies in Spanish history.

Sussex Studies in Spanish History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gil Robles, José María, 1898-1980.

Gil Robles, José María.

Spain--Politics and government--1931-1939.

Spain.

CEDA (Organization : Spain)--History.

CEDA (Organization : Spain).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages).

Place of Publication:

Portland : Sussex Academic Press, 2018.

Summary:

"José María Gil-Robles (1898-1980) was one of the major protagonists of twentieth-century Spanish politics. He founded the CEDA, the first modern party of the Spanish right, and did so during the Second Republic of 1931-36, at a critical moment for conservative Catholics opposed to several aspects of the new constitution. He sought to create a new legalist, possibilist right-wing movement that could win at the ballot box and demonstrate its strength in parliament. He achieved a great electoral victory in November 1933, but did not succeed in becoming prime minister. The left considered him a danger to the republican regime. In July 1936, after another election and a tense spring, there was an attempted coup d'état, and the Civil War began. This brought a definitive end to party politics and, therefore, to the experience of the CEDA. From that point Gil-Robles lived in Portugal, and did not return to Spain until the 1950s. He supported the Allies during the Second World War, and argued for the restoration of the Spanish monarchy. He also played an important role in inspiring new movements for Christian Democracy. This book is an account of the "republican" period in the life of Gil-Robles. It is the first thoroughly-researched biography that examines in a balanced, well-documented manner the paramount, though still problematic, contribution he made to the democratization of Spanish conservative politics. It responds to certain crucial questions as to why the CEDA was unsuccessful, and what were the obstacles that it encountered in its attempts to amend the republican system"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Catholic populism

The republic in motion

The constitution must be revised

The building of a modern party

After victory

The time to govern

Know how to win and know how to lose

Confronting the "state of subversion"

After the war.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78284-534-8