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President of Spain

Today, Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
is a constitutional monarchy

Constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a form of constitutional government, where in either an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state, unlike in an absolute monarchy, wherein the king or the queen is the sole source of political power, as he or she is not legally bound by the constitution....
, and there is thus no person holding the title of President
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
of Spain. However, the Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Spain

The President of the Government of Spain is the Spanish head of government. The prime minister is elected by the Congress of Deputies , the lower house of the Spanish parliament on being proposed by the King of Spain - a mere formality....
holds the official title of President of the Government.

During the First Spanish Republic

First Spanish Republic

The First Spanish Republic started with the abdication as King of Spain on February 10 1873, of Amadeus I of Spain, following the Hidalgo Affair, when he had been required by the radical government to sign a decree against the artillery officers....
(1873-74), Spain had heads of state known as the President of the Executive Power and President of the Provisional Government.

It is only during the Second Spanish Republic

Second Spanish Republic

The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King of Spain Alfonso XIII of Spain left the country following local and municipal elections in which republican candidates won the majority of votes in urban areas and April 1 1939, when the last of the Republican forces surrendered to Nationalist...
(1931-39), however, that the official title of President of Spain (or President of the Republic) existed.

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Today, Spain

Spain

Constitutional monarchy

Prime Minister of Spain

First Spanish Republic

Second Spanish Republic

First Spanish Republic
First Spanish Republic

The First Spanish Republic started with the abdication as King of Spain on February 10 1873, of Amadeus I of Spain, following the Hidalgo Affair, when he had been required by the radical government to sign a decree against the artillery officers....
(1873-1874)

Presidents of the Executive Power

Name	Term end	Political Party
Estanislao Figueras y Moragas (1st time)	12 February 1873	11 June 1873	Federal republican
Francisco Pi i Margall	11 June 1873	18 July 1873	Federal republican
Nicolás Salmerón Alonso	18 July 1873	7 September 1873	Moderate republican
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll Emilio Castelar y Ripoll Emilio Castelar y Ripoll was a Spanish republican, and a president of the First Spanish Republic.Castelar was born in Cadiz. He was an eloquent and literary man....	7 September 1873	3 January 1874	Unitary republican
Francisco Serrano y Domínguez	3 January 1874	30 December 1874	Conservative republican dictatorship

Second Spanish Republic
Second Spanish Republic

The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King of Spain Alfonso XIII of Spain left the country following local and municipal elections in which republican candidates won the majority of votes in urban areas and April 1 1939, when the last of the Republican forces surrendered to Nationalist...
(1931-1939)

Presidents of the (until 31 July 1931 Provisional) Government of the Republic

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Niceto Alcal?-Zamora y Torres served, briefly, as the first Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic, and then — from 1931 to 1936—as its President....	14 April 1931	14 October 1931	Conservative Republican Party
Manuel Azaña Manuel Azaña Dr. Manuel Aza?a D?az was a Spain politician, the second and last President of Spain of the Second Spanish Republic. He had previously served as Minister of War in the first government of the Republic , and as Prime Minister of Spain between June 1931 and September 1933, prior to becoming President ....	14 October 1931	11 December 1931	Republican Action

Presidents (from 23 July 1936 in Republican Zone only)

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Niceto Alcal?-Zamora y Torres served, briefly, as the first Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic, and then — from 1931 to 1936—as its President....	11 December 1931	7 April 1936	Conservative Republican Party
Diego Martínez Barrio Diego Martínez Barrio Diego Mart?nez y Barrio was a Spain 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 Aza?a after the resignation of Santiago Casares Quiroga, on July 19 1936 - three days after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.... (interim)	7 April 1936	11 May 1936	Republican Union Party Republican Union Party The Republican Union Party were a Political center political party in Spain led by Diego Martinez Barrio, formed as a split from the Radical Party .... (Popular Front Popular front A popular front is a broad coalition of different political groupings, often made up of Left-wing politics and Centrism who are united by opposition to another group .... )
Manuel Azaña Manuel Azaña Dr. Manuel Aza?a D?az was a Spain politician, the second and last President of Spain of the Second Spanish Republic. He had previously served as Minister of War in the first government of the Republic , and as Prime Minister of Spain between June 1931 and September 1933, prior to becoming President ....	11 May 1936	1 March 1939	Republican Left Republican Left (Spain) The Republican Left is a list of political parties in Spain. The party is the successor of the Acci?n Republicana, established in 1926 by Manuel Aza?a.... (Popular Front Popular front A popular front is a broad coalition of different political groupings, often made up of Left-wing politics and Centrism who are united by opposition to another group .... )
Diego Martínez Barrio Diego Martínez Barrio Diego Mart?nez y Barrio was a Spain 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 Aza?a after the resignation of Santiago Casares Quiroga, on July 19 1936 - three days after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.... (interim)	1 March 1939	4 March 1939	Republican Union Party Republican Union Party The Republican Union Party were a Political center political party in Spain led by Diego Martinez Barrio, formed as a split from the Radical Party .... (Popular Front Popular front A popular front is a broad coalition of different political groupings, often made up of Left-wing politics and Centrism who are united by opposition to another group .... )

Presidents of the National Council of Defense (Republican Zone)

Name	Term start	Term end	Political Party
Segismundo Casado López (interim)	4 March 1939	13 March 1939	Military
José Miaja Menant	13 March 1939	27 March 1939	Military

President of Spain

Presidents of the Executive Power

Presidents of the (until 31 July 1931 Provisional) Government of the Republic

Presidents (from 23 July 1936 in Republican Zone only)

Presidents of the National Council of Defense (Republican Zone)

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