Demetrio Alonso Castrillo (December 22, 1841 – November 30, 1916) was a Spanish

Spain

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 politician

Politician

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 and lawyer

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Born in Valderas

Valderas

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, he was Minister of the Interior during the reign of Alfonso XIII

A member of the Liberal Party

Liberal Party (Spanish Restoration)

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, he was elected successively between 1881 and 1905 and became the Congress deputy for the León (province)

León (province)

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He served as Minister of the Interior from January 2 to April 3, 1911 in the cabinet of José Canalejas

José Canalejas

José Canalejas y Méndez was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol.-Early life:Canalejas graduated in 1871 from the University of Madrid, took his Galicia doctor's degree in 1872 and became a lecturer on literature in 1873...

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