Maurist Party
| Maurist Party Partido Maurista | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Antonio Maura Antonio Goicoechea |
| Founded | 27 October 1913[1] |
| Dissolved | 1931 |
| Split from | Conservative Party |
| Ideology | Maurism |
| Politics of Spain Political parties Elections | |
The Maurist Party (Spanish: Partido Maurista, PM), also known as the Maurists (Spanish: Mauristas), was a political faction within the Liberal Conservative Party, led by Antonio Maura, which split from the party after Eduardo Dato's appointment as prime minister of Spain on 27 October 1913.[2]
The party lost relevance after Miguel Primo de Rivera's coup d'état in 1923 and Maura's death in 1925, with Antonio Goicoechea being elected as new party leader.[3] In early 1931, the Constitutional Centre party was founded by three leading maurists (Goicoechea, César Silió, and Maura's son Gabriel) after negotiations in late 1930 in order to establish a federation of right-wing forces between Catalan regionalists and maurists.[4]
Electoral performance
Restoration Cortes
| Election | Seats | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 22 / 408 | Antonio Maura |
| 1916 | 17 / 409 | |
| 1918 | 31 / 409 | |
| 1919 | 104 / 409 | |
| 1920 | 24 / 409 | |
| 1923 | 12 / 409 |
References
- Back to citation Soldevilla 1914, pp. 462–470 & 485–488.
- Back to citation Soldevilla 1914, pp. 462–470 & 485–488; Cuenca Toribio, José (2022). "Historia Hispánica. Personajes: Antonio Maura y Montaner". historia-hispanica.rah.es (in Spanish). Royal Academy of History. Retrieved 19 August 2025; Lozano, Carles. "Partido Liberal Conservador (1868-1931)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- Back to citation Soldevilla 1927, pp. 10 & 472–473.
- Back to citation Gil Pecharromán 1993, p. 264.
Bibliography
- Soldevilla, Fernando (1914). El Año Político 1913 (in Spanish). Madrid: National Library of Spain. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- Soldevilla, Fernando (1927). El Año Político 1926 (in Spanish). Madrid: National Library of Spain. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- González, María Jesús (1987). "Un aspecto de la "revolución desde arriba": maurismo y acción social". Revista de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia. 1. Madrid: National University of Distance Education: 145–161. doi:10.5944/etfv.1.1988.2654.
- Gil Pecharromán, Julio (1993). "Notables en busca de masas: El conservadurismo en la crisis de la Restauración". Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie V, Historia Contemporánea. 6. Madrid: National University of Distance Education: 233–266. doi:10.5944/etfv.6.1993.2855.