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|predecessor1 = [[Eugenio Montero Ríos]]
|predecessor1 = [[Eugenio Montero Ríos]]
|successor1 = [[José López Domínguez]]
|successor1 = [[José López Domínguez]]
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|term_start2 = 30 November 1906
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|term_end2 = 4 December 1906
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|predecessor2 = [[José López Domínguez]]
|predecessor2 = José López Domínguez
|successor2 = [[Antonio Aguilar y Correa|Antonio González de Aguilar]]
|successor2 = [[Antonio Aguilar y Correa|Antonio González de Aguilar]]
|monarch3 = [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|Alfonso XIII]]
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|predecessor3 = [[Antonio Maura]]
|predecessor3 = [[Antonio Maura]]
|successor3 = [[José Canalejas (politician)|José Canalejas]]
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'''Segismundo Moret y Prendergast''' (2 June 1833 – 28 January 1913) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] politician and writer.
'''Segismundo Moret y Prendergast''' (2 June 1833 – 28 January 1913) was a Spanish politician and writer. He was the [[prime minister of Spain]] on three occasions and the [[president of the Congress of Deputies]] on two occasions.


== Biography==
== Biography==
He was born in [[Cádiz]] on 2 June 1833. His mother's family, the [[Prendergast (surname)|Prendergast]]s, were of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent. He studied at the [[Complutense University of Madrid|''Universidad Central'']] in [[Madrid]] where in 1858 he became professor of political economy, continuing at the same time his studies in jurisprudence.
Moret was born in [[Cádiz]] on 2 June 1833. His mother's family, the [[Prendergast (surname)|Prendergasts]], were of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent. He studied at the [[Complutense University of Madrid|''Universidad Central'']] in [[Madrid]], where, in 1858, he became professor of political economy while he continued his studies in jurisprudence.


In 1863 he was elected representative to parliament as an independent representing the town of [[Almadén]] in the province of [[Ciudad Real]]. He was reelected in 1868 after the [[Revolution of 1868]] and he took part in the writing of the new [[Spanish Constitution of 1869]]. He was noted for his eloquence.
In 1863, Moret was elected representative to parliament as an independent representing the town of [[Almadén]] in the province of [[Ciudad Real]]. He was re-elected in 1868 after the [[Revolution of 1868]] and took part in the writing of the new [[Spanish Constitution of 1869]]. He was noted for his eloquence.


As [[Ministry of Overseas (Spain)|Minister of Overseas]] (''Ultramar'') in the government presided by General Prim in 1870 he pushed for the abolition of [[slavery]] and the creation of a [[constitution]] for [[Puerto Rico]]. In 1871 he was Minister of the Treasury (''hacienda'') in the first government of [[Amadeo I of Spain|King Amadeo I]] and in 1872 he was appointed ambassador in [[London]] but resigned after some months and accepted a directorship in a large British bank.
As [[Ministry of Overseas (Spain)|Minister of Overseas]] in the government presided by General Prim in 1870, Moret, himself a member of the Spanish Abolitionist Society,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3qS1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1079|first=Josep Maria|last=Fradera|author-link=Josep Maria Fradera|title=La nación imperial (1750-1918)|year=2015|publisher=Edhasa|location=Barcelona|isbn=978-84-350-4655-8}}</ref> pushed for the abolition of [[slavery]] and the creation of a [[constitution]] for [[Puerto Rico]]. In 1871, he was Minister of the Treasury (''hacienda'') in the first government of [[Amadeo I of Spain|King Amadeo I]], and in 1872, he was appointed ambassador in [[London]] but resigned months later months and accepted a directorship in a large British bank.


With the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty to the Spanish throne in 1875 he returned to [[Spain]] where he founded the ''Partido Democrático-Monárquico'' party. He was again elected deputy for Ciudad Real in 1879, rallied to the monarchy in 1882. In 1883 he was appointed Minister of the Interior (''Gobernación'') and after 1885 he joined the [[Liberal Party (Spain, 1880)|Liberal Party]] in which he cooperated with [[Práxedes Mateo Sagasta]] as Minister of State (''estado'', foreign affairs, 1885–1888), Interior (''Gobernación'', 1888, 1901, 1902), Development (''Fomento'') (1892), State (''Estado'', foreign affairs, 1892, 1894) and Overseas Colonies (''Ultramar'', 1897–1898). When Sagasta died he participated in the quarrels for the control of the party.
With the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty to the Spanish throne in 1875, Moret returned to [[Spain]], where he founded the ''Partido Democrático-Monárquico'' party. He was again elected deputy for [[Province of Ciudad Real|Ciudad Real]] in 1879 and rallied to the monarchy in 1882. In 1883, he was appointed Minister of the Interior (''Gobernación''), and after 1885, he joined the [[Liberal Party (Spain, 1880)|Liberal Party]] in which he cooperated with [[Práxedes Mateo Sagasta]] as Minister of State (''estado'', foreign affairs, 1885–1888), Interior (''Gobernación'', 1888, 1901, 1902), Development (''Fomento'') (1892), State (''Estado'', foreign affairs, 1892, 1894) and Overseas Colonies (''Ultramar'', 1897–1898). When Sagasta died, he participated in the quarrels for the control of the party.


In 1897 as Minister for Overseas Colonies (''Ultramar'') he decreed the autonomy for [[Cuba]] and [[Puerto Rico]] in a vain attempt to avoid their secession. He opposed the [[Spanish–American War|war with the United States in 1898]].<ref name=eb>{{cite EB1922|wstitle=Moret y Prendergast, Segismundo}}</ref> In 1902 he collaborated in the creation of the ''Institute of Social Reform'' which was a precursor of the future ''Ministry of Labor''.
In 1897, as Minister for Overseas Colonies (''Ultramar''), Moret decreed the autonomy for [[Cuba]] and [[Puerto Rico]]. He opposed the [[Spanish–American War|war against the United States in 1898]].<ref name=eb>{{cite EB1922|wstitle=Moret y Prendergast, Segismundo}}</ref> In 1902, he collaborated in the creation of the Institute of Social Reform, which was a precursor of the future Ministry of Labour.


In 1905, after the resignation of Montero Rios he became prime minister but he was forced to resign in July 1906 when he lost the majority in the parliament (''Cortes Generales'') although he became again prime minister for a brief period of the same year (30 November – 4 December).
In 1905, after the resignation of Montero Rios, Moret became prime minister but was forced to resign in July 1906 after he had lost his majority in the parliament (''Cortes Generales'') although he became again prime minister briefly the same year (30 November – 4 December).


After the bloody confrontations of the "[[Tragic Week (Catalonia)|Tragic Week]]" in 1909 in Barcelona he was again appointed prime minister after the resignation of [[Antonio Maura]] while he was also Minister of the Interior. He was forced to resign in February 1910 when he was replaced by [[José Canalejas (politician)|José Canalejas]]. He denounced the [[Canalejas Ministry]] as 'a democratic flag being used to cover reactionary merchandise'.<ref>Professor J. C J. Metford: ''The Spanish Anarchist Movement, 1908-75'', Mastermind Quiz Book, 1984</ref>
After the bloody confrontations of the "[[Tragic Week (Catalonia)|Tragic Week]]" in 1909 in Barcelona, Moret was again appointed prime minister after the resignation of [[Antonio Maura]] while he was also Minister of the Interior. He was forced to resign in February 1910 when he was replaced by [[José Canalejas y Méndez|José Canalejas]]. He denounced the [[Canalejas Ministry]] as "a democratic flag being used to cover reactionary merchandise".<ref>Professor J. C J. Metford: ''The Spanish Anarchist Movement, 1908-75'', Mastermind Quiz Book, 1984</ref>


In 1912 Canalejas was murdered and the new prime minister, [[Álvaro Figueroa Torres]], Count of Romanones, appointed him as president of the House of Representatives (''Congreso de los Diputados'') which he was until his death on 28 January 1913.
In 1912, after the assassination of Prime Minister Canalejas and the appointment of a new prime minister, [[Álvaro Figueroa Torres]], Count of Romanones, Moret was elected as the 155th [[president of the Congress of Deputies]], which he was until his death, on 28 January 1913. It was his second term as speaker of the Spanish lower house; from July 15, 1901 to April 3, 1902, he had served as the 147th speaker.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Prime Ministers of Spain]]
* [[List of prime ministers of Spain]]
* [[Monument to Moret (Cádiz)]]
* [[Monument to Moret (Cádiz)]]
* [[Reign of Alfonso XIII of Spain]]


==References==
==References==
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moret and the second or maternal family name is Prendergast.
The Most Excellent
Segismundo Moret
Photograph by Kaulak
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
1 December 1905 – 6 July 1906
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Preceded byEugenio Montero Ríos
Succeeded byJosé López Domínguez
In office
30 November 1906 – 4 December 1906
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Preceded byJosé López Domínguez
Succeeded byAntonio González de Aguilar
In office
21 October 1909 – 9 February 1910
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Preceded byAntonio Maura
Succeeded byJosé Canalejas
Personal details
Born
Segismundo Moret y Prendergast

2 June 1833
Cádiz, Spain
Died28 January 1913 (aged 79)
Madrid, Spain
Signature

Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (2 June 1833 – 28 January 1913) was a Spanish politician and writer. He was the prime minister of Spain on three occasions and the president of the Congress of Deputies on two occasions.

Biography

[edit]

Moret was born in Cádiz on 2 June 1833. His mother's family, the Prendergasts, were of Irish descent. He studied at the Universidad Central in Madrid, where, in 1858, he became professor of political economy while he continued his studies in jurisprudence.

In 1863, Moret was elected representative to parliament as an independent representing the town of Almadén in the province of Ciudad Real. He was re-elected in 1868 after the Revolution of 1868 and took part in the writing of the new Spanish Constitution of 1869. He was noted for his eloquence.

As Minister of Overseas in the government presided by General Prim in 1870, Moret, himself a member of the Spanish Abolitionist Society,[1] pushed for the abolition of slavery and the creation of a constitution for Puerto Rico. In 1871, he was Minister of the Treasury (hacienda) in the first government of King Amadeo I, and in 1872, he was appointed ambassador in London but resigned months later months and accepted a directorship in a large British bank.

With the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty to the Spanish throne in 1875, Moret returned to Spain, where he founded the Partido Democrático-Monárquico party. He was again elected deputy for Ciudad Real in 1879 and rallied to the monarchy in 1882. In 1883, he was appointed Minister of the Interior (Gobernación), and after 1885, he joined the Liberal Party in which he cooperated with Práxedes Mateo Sagasta as Minister of State (estado, foreign affairs, 1885–1888), Interior (Gobernación, 1888, 1901, 1902), Development (Fomento) (1892), State (Estado, foreign affairs, 1892, 1894) and Overseas Colonies (Ultramar, 1897–1898). When Sagasta died, he participated in the quarrels for the control of the party.

In 1897, as Minister for Overseas Colonies (Ultramar), Moret decreed the autonomy for Cuba and Puerto Rico. He opposed the war against the United States in 1898.[2] In 1902, he collaborated in the creation of the Institute of Social Reform, which was a precursor of the future Ministry of Labour.

In 1905, after the resignation of Montero Rios, Moret became prime minister but was forced to resign in July 1906 after he had lost his majority in the parliament (Cortes Generales) although he became again prime minister briefly the same year (30 November – 4 December).

After the bloody confrontations of the "Tragic Week" in 1909 in Barcelona, Moret was again appointed prime minister after the resignation of Antonio Maura while he was also Minister of the Interior. He was forced to resign in February 1910 when he was replaced by José Canalejas. He denounced the Canalejas Ministry as "a democratic flag being used to cover reactionary merchandise".[3]

In 1912, after the assassination of Prime Minister Canalejas and the appointment of a new prime minister, Álvaro Figueroa Torres, Count of Romanones, Moret was elected as the 155th president of the Congress of Deputies, which he was until his death, on 28 January 1913. It was his second term as speaker of the Spanish lower house; from July 15, 1901 to April 3, 1902, he had served as the 147th speaker.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Fradera, Josep Maria (2015). La nación imperial (1750-1918). Barcelona: Edhasa. ISBN 978-84-350-4655-8.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). "Moret y Prendergast, Segismundo" . Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company.
  3. ^ Professor J. C J. Metford: The Spanish Anarchist Movement, 1908-75, Mastermind Quiz Book, 1984
Political offices
Preceded by
 Representative for Almadén
1863–1868 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Overseas
1870 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1870–1871 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador to London
1872–1875 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of the Governation
1883–1884 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State
27 November 1885 – 14 June 1888 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of the Governation
1888 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Development
1892 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State
5 April 1893 – 4 November 1894 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Overseas
1897–1898 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of the Governation
1901–1902 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister
1905 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister
1906 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister
1909–1910 		Succeeded by
Cultural offices
Preceded by President of the Ateneo de Madrid
1884–1886 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Ateneo de Madrid
1894–1898 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Ateneo de Madrid
1899–1913 		Succeeded by
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