Santiago Casares Quiroga

The Most Excellent Santiago Casares Quiroga OIC
Prime Minister of Spain
In office 13 May 1936 – 19 July 1936
President	Manuel Azaña
Preceded by	Augusto Barcia Trelles
Succeeded by	Diego Martínez Barrio
Personal details
Born	(1884-05-08)8 May 1884 A Coruña, Spain
Died	17 February 1950(1950-02-17) (aged 65) Paris, France
Political party	ORGA Republican Left
Spouse	Gloria Pérez
Children	María Casares
Occupation	Lawyer

Santiago Casares y Quiroga (8 May 1884, in A Coruña, Galicia – 17 February 1950, in Paris) was Prime Minister of Spain from 13 May to 19 July 1936. Casares Quiroga resigned just 48 hours after the beginning of the military insurrection that led to the Spanish Civil War.^[1]