| |
| | Primo de Rivera, Miguel -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) |
 | | Born into a military family, Primo de Rivera was graduated from the General Military Academy in Toledo in 1888 and served as an officer in Morocco, Cuba, and the Philippines. |
 | | Primo de Rivera attempted to create a strong party faithful to Spanish traditions, but his Unión Patriótica failed to fulfill this hope. |
 | | When his principal source of power, the army, refused to support him, Primo de Rivera was forced to resign, and, broken in health, he died shortly afterward. |
| www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9061388 (986 words) |
|