José Canalejas y Méndez

José Canalejas
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
9 February 1910  12 November 1912
MonarchAlfonso XIII
DeputyManuel García Prieto
Preceded bySegismundo Moret y Prendergast
Succeeded byÁlvaro Figueroa, Count Romanones
Personal details
Born(1854-07-31)31 July 1854
Ferrol, Spain
Died12 November 1912(1912-11-12) (aged 58)
Madrid, Spain
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Resting placePantheon of Illustrious Men
Political partyLiberal Party
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José Canalejas y Méndez (31 July 1854 12 November 1912) was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol, who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1910 until his assassination in 1912.