Manuel Portela y Valladares (Pontevedra

Pontevedra

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, 1868 – Bandol

Bandol

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, 1952) was a Spanish

Spanish people

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 political figure during the Second Spanish Republic

Second Spanish Republic

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A member of the Liberal Party, he served as civil governor of Barcelona

Barcelona

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 in 1910 and 1923, and as Minister of Promotion in September 1923. After the socialist revolution against the republican government in October 1934, Alejandro Lerroux

Alejandro Lerroux

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 named him Minister of the Interior in 1935. Later named 130th president of the government (prime minister) by Niceto Alcala-Zamora

Niceto Alcalá-Zamora

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on 14 December 1935, he formed two governments prior to the elections of 16 February 1936 that placed the Popular Front in power.