Pri·mo de Ri·ve·ra y Or·ba·ne·ja (prēmō dā rĭ-vĕrə ē ôr′bə-nāhä, thĕ rē-vĕrä ē ôr′vä-nĕhä), Miguel Marqués de Estella. 1870-1930.
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Tweet Spanish general and politician who seized power and ruled as dictator (1923-1930). His son José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903-1936) founded the Spanish Fascist Party (1933) and was executed by Loyalists during the Civil War. |
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n. pl. pri·mi (-mē) also pri·mos (-mōz) Music The principal part in a duet or ensemble composition. adj. 1. First. 2. Slang a. Exceptionally good of its kind; first-class. b. Highly or most valuable. [Italian, from Old Italian, first, from Latin prīmus; see per1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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