Emilio Castelar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emilio Castelar

Spanish politician; President of Spain 1873-1874

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1832

Place of Birth: Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 25-May-1899

Profession: writer, politician, historian, university teacher, full professor

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Emilio Castelar y Ripoll (7 September 1832 – 25 May 1899) was a Spanish republican politician, and a president of the First Spanish Republic. Castelar was born in Cádiz.
He was an eloquent orator and a writer.
Appointed as Head of State in 1873 in the midst of the Third Carlist War and having been given full powers by the Parliament, he ruled by decree.
He left office after Pavia's coup d'état the following year. He wrote a history of the Republican Movement in Europe among other works of political interest.