Emilio Castelar | |
|---|---|
 Castelar, by Joaquín Sorolla. | |
| President of the Executive Power | |
| In office 7 September 1873 – 3 January 1874 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolás Salmerón |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Serrano |
| Seat D of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 25 April 1880 – 25 May 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Felipe Monlau |
| Succeeded by | Jacinto Octavio Picón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emilio Castelar y Ripoll 7 September 1832 Cádiz, Spain |
| Died | 25 May 1899 (aged 66) San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| Resting place | Saint Isidore Cemetery |
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Emilio Castelar y Ripoll (7 September 1832 – 25 May 1899) was a Spanish republican politician, and a president of the First Spanish Republic.
Castelar was born in Cádiz. He was an eloquent orator and a writer. Appointed as Head of State in 1873 in the midst of the Third Carlist War and having been given full powers by the Parliament, he ruled by decree. He left office after a coup led by General Pavía the following year.
He wrote a history of the Republican Movement in Europe among other works of political interest.[1]