Gabriel Maura

Gabriel Maura Gamazo, 1st Duke of Maura was a Spanish politician and historian. He was the son of Antonio Maura - who was Prime Minister of Spain on five occasions. Gabriel was active in the Liberal-Conservative Party and served as Labour Minister in the last government cabinet of Alfonso XIII before the dictatorship of Miguel Primo [de Rivera]. He fled Spain during the Civil War and did not return until 1953. His archives were destroyed in the conflict by the Popular Front.
As a historian Maura Gamazo was known for his chronicle of the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, 'Bosquejo Histórico de la Dictadura'. He was a member of the Spanish Academy">Spanish people">Spanish Academy and the Real [Academia de la Historia], and he was also the second president of the Royal [Spanish Football Federation] from 1916 to 1920.