Manuel Rico Avello

The Most Excellent
Manuel Rico Avello y García de Lañón
The Most Excellent Manuel Rico Avello y García de Lañón
	Rico Avello in 1936
Minister of Finance
	In office; 30 December 1935 – 19 February 1936
President	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime Minister	Manuel Portela Valladares
Preceded by	Joaquín Chapaprieta
Succeeded by	Gabriel Franco López
Spanish High Commissioner in Morocco
	In office; 23 January 1934 – 11 January 1936
Monarch	Mohammed V
President	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime Minister	Alejandro Lerroux; Ricardo Samper; Joaquín Chapaprieta; Manuel Portela Valladares;
Preceded by	Juan Moles
Succeeded by	Manuel de la Plaza Navarro (Acting)
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 8 October 1933 – 23 January 1934
President	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime Minister	Diego Martínez Barrio; Alejandro Lerroux;
Preceded by	Diego Martínez Barrio
Succeeded by	Diego Martínez Barrio
Subsecretary for the Merchant Navy
	In office; 21 September 1933 – 14 October 1933
President	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime Minister	Alejandro Lerroux; Diego Martínez Barrio;
Preceded by	Leonardo Martín Echeverría
Succeeded by	Sergio Andión Pérez
Member of the Congress of Deputies
	In office; 27 February 1936 – 23 August 1936
Constituency	Murica
	In office; 7 July 1931 – 2 October 1933
Constituency	Oviedo
Personal details
Born	Manuel Rico Avello y García de Lañón; December 20, 1886; Valdés, Asturias, Kingdom of Spain
Died	August 23, 1936 (aged 49); Cárcel Modelo, Madrid, Second Spanish Republic
Cause of death	Execution by shooting
Political party	Party of the Democratic Centre (1936)
Other political; affiliations	Independent (1932–1936); Grouping at the Service of the Republic (1931–1932); Reformist Party (1913–1924);
Spouse	Castora Rico Rivas (m. 1914⁠–⁠1936)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Oviedo
Occupation	Politician, lawyer, and journalist
Awards	Grand Cross of Naval Merit
	↑ The Sultan of Morocco remained the de jure sovereign of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco and was represented by a Jalifa based in Tétouan.; ↑ All political parties were forcibly disbanded in 1924; however, Rico Avello remained affiliated with Melquíades Álvarez—leader of the Reformist Party—until April 1930.;

Manuel Rico Avello y García de Lañón (20 December 1886 - 23 August 1936) was a Spanish politician, lawyer, and journalist who served as Minister of the Interior, Spanish High Commissioner in Morocco, and Minister of Finance during the Second Spanish Republic. Imprisoned by the Republican authorities at the start of the Spanish Civil War, he was later killed—along with a number of other political prisoners—by anarchist militiamen in the Cárcel Modelo massacre.

[2] The Sultan of Morocco remained the de jure sovereign of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco and was represented by a Jalifa based in Tétouan.

[8] All political parties were forcibly disbanded in 1924; however, Rico Avello remained affiliated with Melquíades Álvarez—leader of the Reformist Party—until April 1930.

The Most Excellent Manuel Rico Avello y García de Lañón
Rico Avello in 1936

Minister of Finance
In office 30 December 1935 – 19 February 1936
President	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime Minister	Manuel Portela Valladares
Preceded by	Joaquín Chapaprieta
Succeeded by	Gabriel Franco López
Spanish High Commissioner in Morocco
In office 23 January 1934 – 11 January 1936
Monarch	Mohammed V
President	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime Minister	Alejandro Lerroux Ricardo Samper Joaquín Chapaprieta Manuel Portela Valladares
Preceded by	Juan Moles
Succeeded by	Manuel de la Plaza Navarro (Acting)
Minister of the Interior
In office 8 October 1933 – 23 January 1934
President	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime Minister	Diego Martínez Barrio Alejandro Lerroux
Preceded by	Diego Martínez Barrio
Succeeded by	Diego Martínez Barrio
Subsecretary for the Merchant Navy
In office 21 September 1933 – 14 October 1933
President	Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Prime Minister	Alejandro Lerroux Diego Martínez Barrio
Preceded by	Leonardo Martín Echeverría
Succeeded by	Sergio Andión Pérez
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 27 February 1936 – 23 August 1936
Constituency	Murica
In office 7 July 1931 – 2 October 1933
Constituency	Oviedo

Personal details
Born	Manuel Rico Avello y García de Lañón (1886-12-20)December 20, 1886 Valdés, Asturias, Kingdom of Spain
Died	August 23, 1936(1936-08-23) (aged 49) Cárcel Modelo, Madrid, Second Spanish Republic
Cause of death	Execution by shooting
Political party	Party of the Democratic Centre (1936)
Other political affiliations	Independent (1932–1936) Grouping at the Service of the Republic (1931–1932) Reformist Party (1913–1924)
Spouse	Castora Rico Rivas (m. 1914⁠–⁠1936)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Oviedo
Occupation	Politician, lawyer, and journalist
Awards	Grand Cross of Naval Merit
↑ The Sultan of Morocco remained the de jure sovereign of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco and was represented by a Jalifa based in Tétouan. ↑ All political parties were forcibly disbanded in 1924; however, Rico Avello remained affiliated with Melquíades Álvarez—leader of the Reformist Party—until April 1930.