Augusto Barcía Trelles
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Augusto Barcia y Trelles (Vegadeo
, 1881 – Buenos Aires
, 1961) was a Spanish
politician
, several times member of the Congress of Deputies
; and served as acting Prime Minister of Spain
from 10 May 1936 to 13 May 1936 due to former PM Manuel Azaña
being elected as President of the Republic
. He was also a lawyer
and a Freemason
.
As a member of the Spanish Cortes
he was firmly against the Antiterrorist Act pushed in 1908 by then-PM Antonio Maura. He was also a member of the Cortes from 1916 to 1923, when they were finally dissolved by Primo de Rivera's dictatorship. During the Second Republic he affiliated himself with the Republican Left
, and was elected to the Congress of Deputies in the 1936 elections. He defended Lluís Companys
and his colleagues of the Catalan Generalitat over their participation in the rising against the Republic of October 1934. After the triumph of the Popular Front in the elections of February 1936, he was named minister of State in the governments of Manuel Azaña
, Santiago Casares Quiroga
, Diego Martínez Barrio
and José Giral
. He was also the 255th and 25th Minister of Foreign Affairs between 19 February 1936 and April 1936 and between 19 July 1936 and 4 September 1936, respectively. After the end of the Spanish Civil War
he fled to Argentina
.
Vegadeo
Vegadeo is a municipality in the Autonomous Community in the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north and east by Castropol, on the south by Villanueva de Oscos, Taramundi, and San Tirso de Abres, and on the west by the Eo River and San Tirso municipality.It is one of Eonavian...
, 1881 – Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, 1961) was a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, several times member of the Congress of Deputies
Spanish Congress of Deputies
The Spanish Congress of Deputies is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch. It has 350 members, elected by popular vote on block lists by proportional representation in constituencies matching the Spanish provinces using the D'Hondt method. Deputies serve four-year terms...
; and served as acting Prime Minister of Spain
Prime Minister of Spain
The President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978...
from 10 May 1936 to 13 May 1936 due to former PM Manuel Azaña
Manuel Azaña
Manuel Azaña Díaz was a Spanish politician. He was the first Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic , and later served again as Prime Minister , and then as the second and last President of the Republic . The Spanish Civil War broke out while he was President...
being elected as President of the Republic
Second Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
. He was also a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and a Freemason
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
.
As a member of the Spanish Cortes
Cortes Generales
The Cortes Generales is the legislature of Spain. It is a bicameral parliament, composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate . The Cortes has power to enact any law and to amend the constitution...
he was firmly against the Antiterrorist Act pushed in 1908 by then-PM Antonio Maura. He was also a member of the Cortes from 1916 to 1923, when they were finally dissolved by Primo de Rivera's dictatorship. During the Second Republic he affiliated himself with the Republican Left
Republican Left (Spain)
The Republican Left was a Spanish left-wing republican party founded in 1934.The party was founded in 1934 following the left's defeat in the 1933 election, by the merger of Manuel Azaña's Republican Action, part of Marcelino Domingo's Radical Socialist Republican Party and Santiago Casares...
, and was elected to the Congress of Deputies in the 1936 elections. He defended Lluís Companys
Lluís Companys i Jover
Lluís Companys i Jover was the 123rd President of Catalonia, Spain from 1934 and during the Spanish Civil War.He was a lawyer and leader of the Republican Left of Catalonia political party...
and his colleagues of the Catalan Generalitat over their participation in the rising against the Republic of October 1934. After the triumph of the Popular Front in the elections of February 1936, he was named minister of State in the governments of Manuel Azaña
Manuel Azaña
Manuel Azaña Díaz was a Spanish politician. He was the first Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic , and later served again as Prime Minister , and then as the second and last President of the Republic . The Spanish Civil War broke out while he was President...
, Santiago Casares Quiroga
Santiago Casares Quiroga
Santiago Casares y Quiroga was a Spanish politician who was Prime Minister of Spain from 13 May to 19 July 1936....
, Diego Martínez Barrio
Diego Martínez Barrio
Diego Martínez y Barrio was a Spanish politician during the Second Spanish Republic, Prime Minister of Spain between 9 October 1933 and 26 December 1933 and was briefly appointed again by Manuel Azaña after the resignation of Santiago Casares Quiroga, on July 19, 1936 - three days after the...
and José Giral
José Giral
José Giral y Pereira was a Spanish politician during the Second Spanish Republic.He had degrees in Chemistry and Pharmacy from the University of Madrid. In 1905 he became professor of chemistry in the University of Salamanca. He founded Acción Republicana with Manuel Azaña...
. He was also the 255th and 25th Minister of Foreign Affairs between 19 February 1936 and April 1936 and between 19 July 1936 and 4 September 1936, respectively. After the end of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
he fled to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.