Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz

Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz
Prime Minister of the Government of the Spanish Republic in exile
In office
28 February 1962  28 February 1971
PresidentLuis Jiménez de Asúa
Preceded byEmilio Herrera Linares
Succeeded byFernando Valera Aparicio
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 September 1933  16 December 1933
PresidentNiceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime MinisterAlejandro Lerroux
Diego Martínez Barrio
Preceded byFernando de los Ríos
Succeeded byLeandro Pita
Spanish Ambassador to Portugal
In office
9 April 1936  1 December 1936
PresidentManuel Azaña
Prime Minister
Foreign Minister
Preceded byJosé Juncal Verdulla
Succeeded byNicolás Franco
Personal details
Born
Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y Menduiña

(1893-04-07)7 April 1893
Madrid, Spain
Died8 July 1984(1984-07-08) (aged 91)
Ávila, Spain
Resting placeÁvila Cathedral
Political partyRepublican Union
Republican Left
ChildrenNicolás Sánchez-Albornoz
AwardsGrand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1983)
Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities (1984)
Academic background
Alma materCentral University of Madrid
Academic work
Institutions
Main interestsHistory
Signature

Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz y Menduiña (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈklawðjo ˈsantʃeθ alβoɾˈnoθ]; April 7, 1893, in Madrid – July 8, 1984, in Ávila) was a Spanish scholar, politician and orator. He served as Prime Minister of the Spanish Republican government in exile during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.