Diego Arias de Miranda
Politician, Deceased Person
1845 – 1929
Who was Diego Arias de Miranda?
Diego Arias de Miranda was a Spanish politician linked to Christian naturalism. He was minister of justice and navy during the reign of King Alfonso XIII.
A member of the Liberal Party, his political career began with the 1872 election, which resulted in his election in the district of Burgos, even though the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic resulted in a parenthesis in his political activity, and he did not return as a representative until 1886. Since then, he got reelected in every political process until 1903, and in 1904 he passed to the Senate as senator for life.
He was minister of the Navy from February 9, 1910 to April 3, 1911 in the Canalejas cabinet, and minister of Justice from March 12 and December 31, 1912, in successive governments, presided by Canalejas until his assassination, then García Prieto, and finally the Count of Romanones.
He was a civilian governor, general manager of public works and mayor of Aranda de Duero. In the center of Aranda de Duero, he commissioned a square named in his honor, treating himself with a plaza in whose center he commissioned a statue of himself.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1845
- Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 28, 1929
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on July 23, 2013
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