Emilio Castelar

Emilio Castelar
Castelar, by Joaquín Sorolla.
President of the Executive Power
In office
7 September 1873 – 3 January 1874
Preceded byNicolás Salmerón
Succeeded byFrancisco Serrano
Seat D of the Real Academia Española
In office
25 April 1880 – 25 May 1899
Preceded byPedro Felipe Monlau [es]
Succeeded byJacinto Octavio Picón [es]
Personal details
Born
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll

(1832-09-07)7 September 1832
Cádiz, Spain
Died25 May 1899(1899-05-25) (aged 66)
San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
Resting placeSaint 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]