Word: alcala
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Punching & Pulling. Thus the Second Republic disestablished Mother Church, but the fight to cripple her in Spain had only begun. Her devout son. Provisional President Alcala Zamora, bellowed from the Government Bench that he could stomach disestablishment but no more. Reminding the members that he resigned (for one hour) as President when a Deputy insulted his honor (TiME, Oct. 19), President Alcala Zamora threatened passionately to resign permanently...
Honor satisfied and the Government preserved, the National Assembly succeeded in drafting the expropriation bill the next day. Moderate President Alcala Zamora had his way. Grandees were cheered to discover that, as drafted last week, the expropriation law does not provide for confiscation of estates, provides that payment must be made for estates expropriated...
President Alcala Zamora had been arguing from the Government Bench for modification of a bill to expropriate the estates of Spanish grandees and landed gentry. He urged the committee drafting the bill to "move not too fast," hinted that their direction was already too radical. Suddenly Senor Jiminez Asua, Socialist Committee Chairman, blazed...
President Alcala Zamora bounced from his bench, shirt cuffs waving, sparse hair flying...
Pandemonium. Amid cheers and jeers members of the Cabinet clustered round resigned President Alcala Zamora, arguing, pleading, coaxing him to reconsider. Alcala Zamora refused to budge so long as the insult to his honor stood. For 63 minutes Spain was without a President. Finally Insultor Jiminez was persuaded to resign his committee chairmanship. Mollified, Senor Alcala Zamora withdrew his Presidential resignation, gingerly sat down on the Government bench again...