Gabriel Maura Gamazo was a Spanish

Spanish people

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 politician and historian

History of Spain

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. He was the son of Antonio Maura - who was Prime Minister of Spain

Prime Minister of Spain

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 on five occasions. Gabriel was active in the Liberal-Conservative Party

Liberal-Conservative Party

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 and served as Labour Minister in the last government cabinet of Alfonso XIII before the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera

Miguel Primo de Rivera

Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquis of Estella, 22nd Count of Sobremonte, Knight of Calatrava was a Spanish dictator, aristocrat, and a military official who was appointed Prime Minister by the King and who for seven years was a dictator, ending the turno system of alternating...

. He fled Spain during the Civl War

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 and did not return until 1953. His archives were destroyed in the conflict by the Popular Front

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As a historian Maura Gamazo was known for his critique of the Primo dictatorship, 'Bosquejo Histórico de la Dictadura' (English: Historical Sketch of the Dictatorship). He was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy and the Real Academia de la Historia

Real Academia de la Historia

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