List of Political Families - Spain

Spain

  • The Primo de Rivera family – is a Spanish military family prominent in politics of the 19th and 20th centuries:
    • Joaquín Primo de Rivera y Pérez de Acal (1734–†1800), serviceman and Spanish Colonial Governor of Maracaibo (Venezuela), Father of:
      • Joaquín Primo de Rivera y Ortiz de Pinedo (1786–†1819), Spanish Colonel, fought in the Peninsular War against the French and in the Spanish American wars of independence against the Army of the Andes in Chile;
      • José Primo de Rivera y Ortiz de Pinedo (1777–†1853), serviceman and congressmen, father of:
        • Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte (1831–†1921), serviceman and politician;
        • Miguel Primo de Rivera y Sobremonte (1826–†1898), serviceman, father of:
          • Fernando Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja (1879–†1921), serviceman;
          • Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja (1870–†1930), serviceman, politician and dictator of Spain. father of:
            • José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1903–†1936), polítician during the Spanish Second Republic, founded the fascist Falange Española party;
            • Pilar Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1907–†1991), Leader of the women's section of the Falange Española;
            • Miguel Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1904–†1964), Minister during the regime of Francisco Franco;
            • Fernando Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1908–†1936), father of:
              • Miguel Primo de Rivera y Urquijo (1934), Mayor of Jerez de la Frontera (1965–71) during the regime of Francisco Franco
  • The Aznar Family
    • Manuel Aznar Zubigaray (Echalar, Navarra, 1894 – Madrid, 1975) Basque nationalist journalist, joined the Nationalist military revolt during the Spanish Civil War and joined Falange Española, father of:
      • Manuel (Imanol) Aznar Acedo (1916–2001), Falangist journalist, father of:
        • José María Aznar, fourth Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 relative of:
          • Ana Botella (wife) chairwomen of the Madrid City Council
  • The Suarez family
    • Adolfo Suarez, first Prime minister of Spain (1975–81)
      • Adolfo Suarez Yllana, Politician

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