Francesc Pi i Margall

Francesc Pi i Margall (Spanish: Francisco Pi y Margall) (29 April 1824 – 29 November 1901) was a Spanish federalist and republican politician and theorist who served as president of the short-lived First Spanish Republic in 1873. He was also a historian, philosopher, romanticist writer, and was also the leader of the Federal Democratic Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Pi was turned into a sort of secular saint in his time.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Pi and the second or maternal family name is Margall.
Francesc Pi i Margall
Portrait by José Sánchez Pescador
President of the Executive Power
In office
11 June 1873 – 18 July 1873
Preceded byEstanislao Figueras
Succeeded byNicolás Salmerón
Personal details
Born(1824-04-29)29 April 1824
Barcelona, Spain
Died29 November 1901(1901-11-29) (aged 77)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyDemocratic
Federal Democratic Republican
SpousePetra Arsuaga
Children3, including Francisco and Joaquín
Parents
  • Francesc Pi (father)
  • Teresa Margall (mother)
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A disciple of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, his theoretical contributions left a lasting effect on the development of the anarchist movement in Spain.

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