Only months after the death of the Dictator, his corpse was returned among public acclamation to be buried at the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona
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Francesc Cambó i Batlle was a conservative Spanish politician from Catalonia, founder and leader of the autonomist party Lliga Regionalista. He was a minister in several Spanish governments. He supported a number of artistic and cultural endeavours, especially, the translation of Greek and Latin classical texts to Catalan.
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business · Spanish politician · politician · financier · lawyer · jurist · also Francesc Cambó, Francisco de Asís Cambó y Batlle, Francesc Cambo, Francisco de Asis Cambo y Batlle, Cambó
Born 2 September 1876 · Died 30 April 1947 · Q379354
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Only months after the death of the Dictator, his corpse was returned among public acclamation to be buried at the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona
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Died 1947-04-30.
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After two years living in New York, he moved to Buenos Aires, where he died in 1947
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Career landmark: Member of the Cortes republicanas (1933–1936).
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Cambó moved to France returning shortly afterwards
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Wrote "Per la Concòrdia" (“In favor of Harmony”), which sought to reconcile the monarchy and autonomy of Catalonia
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From his relationship with Mercedes Mallol, whom he would marry several years later
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Career landmark: Minister of the Treasury of Spain (1921–1922).
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Career landmark: member of the Congress of Deputies (1919–1923).
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Career landmark: Minister of Development of Spain (1918–1919).
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Cambó made an important fortune, as a result of several business operations related to the international distribution and supply of electricity
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Was appointed Minister of Development and Public Investment (Ministerio de Fomento); in 1921 he was appointed Minister of Finance
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Career landmark: member of the Congress of Deputies (1912–1919).
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Career landmark: member of the Congress of Deputies (1907–1910).
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And supported by almost all Catalan political and social sectors, Cambó drove the movement "Solidaritat Catalana" or Catalan Solidarity, in response to a most controversial “law of jurisdictions” approved by the central
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Cambó, who promoted a more conservative and possibilist approach to the issue of identity and regional political power, along with Enric Prat de la Riba, became the undisputed leader of the conservative branch of the Cat
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Career landmark: city councilor of Barcelona (1901–1904).
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Founded a new political party, the Lliga Regionalista de Catalunya, being elected that same year as municipal councilor in the city of Barcelona
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Born 1876-09-02.
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