Primo de Rivera

[pree-maw the ree-ve-rah]

noun

1. Miguel Marqués de Estella Miguel Prima de Rivera y Orbaneja, 1870–1930, Spanish general and political leader: dictator of Spain 1923–29.

Primo de Rivera

/ ˈprimo de riˈβera /

noun

1. José Antonio (xoˈse anˈtonjo). 1903–36, Spanish politician; founded Falangism

2. his father, Miguel (miˈɣɛl). 1870–1930, Spanish general; dictator of Spain (1923–30)

Example Sentences

In April of this year, the body of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange movement, was exhumed from the site and transferred to a Madrid cemetery.

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The remains of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of Spain's fascist Falange movement that supported the Franco regime, were dug up and removed from the mausoleum in April.

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In April, the remains of Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of Spain's fascist Falange movement that supported the Francoist regime, were exhumed from the mausoleum.

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At the time of Primo de Rivera's exhumation, Presidency Minister Felix Bolanos said: "No person or ideology that evokes the dictatorship should be honoured or extolled there."

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A spokesman for the center-right Popular Party accused the government of using Primo de Rivera to “distract” Spaniards from their problems.

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