Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla ( born March 22, 1833 in Burgo de Osma, Soria Province; † 13 June 1895 in Burgos) was a Spanish politician and President of the Government of Spain (Presidente del Gobierno ).
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Life
Reign of Queen Isabella II
After attending school, he first completed a study of philosophy at the University of Valladolid. Then he closed even to a degree in law at the Complutense University of Madrid. After two years of study he completed in 1857 his law degree ( Licenciatura ). Immediately thereafter, he became commander of the National Guard in Soria and Member of Parliament of the province of Soria ( Diputado Provincial ).
His national political career began on October 31, 1858, he was elected as a candidate of the Partido Progresista for Members of Parliament ( Congreso de los Deputies ), where he but only for one term until October 1863 represented the interests of the constituency Soria.
Because of his participation in the revolt of San Gil on June 22, 1866 he was sentenced to death. The execution he escaped but by fleeing abroad, where he led campaigns for the overthrow of Queen Isabella II.
1868 revolution and reign of King Amadeus
As president of the Radical Party, he was one of the winners of the Revolution ( La Gloriosa ) from September 1868, which ultimately led to the abdication of the queen.
On 8 October 1868, he was appointed as Minister of promotion ( Ministro de Fomento ) in the governments of Francisco Serrano Domínguez and Juan Prim, where he belonged, with the exception of a three-day break until July 13, 1869. In this office he established the freedom of education. He also ordered by decree on the transfer of the religious libraries and archives in the state-owned. In addition, he carried out extensive reforms of higher education. During this time he was also well due to illness of the incumbent April-May 1869 Office of the Minister of the Interior ( Ministro de Gobernación ). As part of a government reshuffle when he took on July 13, 1869 to January 9, 1870 Prim Cabinet, the Office of the Minister of clemency petitions and Justice ( Ministro de Gracia y Justicia ).
After several years of interruption, he was only then re-elected on 15 January 1869 Members of Parliament, where he this time for four election periods until May 1873 represented the interests of constituencies Madrid, Soria and Palencia.
During this time he was also on 17 January 1870 to January 2, 1871 President of the Parliament (Presidente de la Cámara ). In this office, he chaired the meeting of the Cortes to the proclamation of Amadeus Ferdinand Maria of Savoy, King of Spain in November 1870.
He was appointed Minister in the government of promoting Serrano Domínguez on January 4, 1871 Then again, he was a member until the end of the term of office on July 24, 1871.
He was then Serranos successor President of the Government of Spain (Presidente del Gobierno ). As such, he formed a befindliches to 5 October 1871 Cabinet Office, in which he himself also took the post of Minister of Interior. As President of the Government, he pursued especially directed against the ideology of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta policy that ultimately led to a split of the Partido Progresista. Successor as district president was José Monge Malcampo.
Following the resignation of Serrano Domínguez, he was on June 13, 1872 again succeeded him as President of the Government. This time he took in his government the office of Minister of the Interior. Ruis Zorilla was that the last President of the Government of King Amadeus. After the abdication of the king and the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic on 10 February 1873, he resigned on February 12, 1873, and then went along with the king into exile in Genoa.
First Spanish Republic and the reign of King Alfonso XII.
After the short-lived First Spanish Republic, and took place on December 29, 1874 proclamation of Alfonso XII., The son of Queen Isabella II, King of Spain, he was a founder of the Partido, Republican Progresista one of the principal leaders of the opposition. As such, he tried in vain an overthrow of the monarchy by the military ( Pronunciamiento Militar ) during the first government of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.
In 1883 he drove significantly the establishment of the Military - advanced Republican Association ( Asociación Republicana Militar ). Unsuccessful but were his attempts to achieve the support of the Republican forces in France. During the riots of Badajoz in 1883, Cartagena 1886 General Villacampa in Madrid in 1886 and other places, he published writings in support of the rebels that did not lead, however, because of the lack of support from the civilian population to overthrow the monarchy.
On 1 February 1891 he was again elected a member of Parliament, where he eventually to his death represented the interests of the constituencies of Barcelona and then from 5 March 1893 by Madrid. Already in 1893 he created together with Nicolás Salmerón the foundations for the creation of the Unión Republicana. Establishing it happened but because of his death no more.
In his native town of Burgo de Osma primary school ( Colegio Publico ) was named after him. The city of Burgos was built later for him a monument.