JUAN PRIM

(Juan Prim y Prats, 1st Count of Reus, 1st Marquess of los Castillejos, 1st Viscount of Bruch)


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Juan Prim

… like looking for an atheist in heaven
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General Prim, a Progressive Catalan, commented after the end of Isabel II’s reign that finding a king to rule constitutionally would be near impossible.

Juan Prim

If it was not easy to make a king, it will be even more difficult to make a republic in a country where there are no republicans.
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General Prim was commenting on the shift in popular support in Spain from a monarchy to a republic.

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Juan Prim
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Juan Prim
  • Born: December 6, 1814
  • Died: December 30, 1870
  • Nationality: Spanish
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Biography

Juan Prim y Prats, 1st Count of Reus, 1st Marquess of los Castillejos, 1st Viscount of Bruch was a Spanish general and statesman who was briefly Prime Minister of Spain until his assassination.