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Portrait of José Giral

Unamuno House-Museum, Salamanca University

Unamuno House-Museum, Salamanca University
Salamanca, Spain

Portrait of the chemist and politician José Giral (1879-1962). A close friend of Miguel de Unamuno, he was a professor of chemistry and a driving force behind the Republican Action party. In 1931, he was appointed rector of the Central University and elected to Parliament. Following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, he served as Prime Minister of the Republic from July to September 1936.

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  • Title: Portrait of José Giral
  • Location: Image from the collections of the National Library of Spain. Madrid, Spain
  • Type: Photography
  • Medium: Paper
  • Inventory Number: Sin signatura
Unamuno House-Museum, Salamanca University

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