In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vegas and the second or maternal family name is Latapie.
Eugenio Vegas Latapie (1907–1985) was a Spanish monarchist writer, activist and conspirator who was noted for the extremism of his monarchism. A native of Irun, he was a leading member of the Acción Española.[1]
In his later years, Vegas Latapié served as Secretary and principal advisor to Don Juan de Borbón, the father of the future king Juan Carlos, whose early education he oversaw as well.[2]
A founder member of Acción Española, Vegas Latapié was noted for his extreme monarchism to the point that he lost faith variously in Alfonso XIII, his son Juan and grandson Juan Carlos, to whom he was a tutor, as he felt that they were not monarchist enough.[3] A hard-line supporter of the Roman Catholic Church, he nonetheless was prepared to criticise the Papacy for not reaching his own standards, notably in a series of articles published in the Acción Española journal in 1931 and 1932 in which he attacked the supposedly conciliatory attitude towards the republicans in France.[4]
Conspiraciesedit
After the 1936 assassination of José Calvo Sotelo, Vegas Latapié and his brother Pepe instigated a plot to murder Manuel Azaña in a revenge attack, but the plan was scuppered when they took it to their allies in the army, as it was already in an advanced stage of planning the uprising that precipitated the Spanish Civil War.[5] His idea rejected, Vegas Latapié then decided to launch a suicide attack on the Congress of Deputies by entering the building while he was carrying a supply of mustard gas, but this plan was abandoned as well since he feared incriminating his brother Florentino, who worked for the only producer of the gas in Spain.[6]
Under Francoedit
Vegas Latapié had been close to the Falange and had exhorted it to greater violence in the early days of the Spanish Civil War. Alongside this, however, he had a fraught relationship with José Antonio Primo de Rivera, as he did not approve of the Falangist leader's high-living private life. They were estranged not long before Primo de Rivera's death, when Vegas Latapie attacked his "social frivolity" while Falangists were being killed.[7]
He sat on the National Council of the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista until 4 March 1938, when Francisco Franco, seeking to remove potential troublemakers, removed the abrasive and uncompromising Vegas Latapie from his position.[8] The action led to a freezing of relations between Franco and Acción Española, as many activists saw that as a slight on their leader and so ended co-operation.[9] Deprived of his office, he entered into a series of conspiracies against Franco with Juan Antonio Ansaldo, but since neither man was particularly popular or had good contacts, they came to nothing.[10] He became a public critic of the Franco regime to such an extent that he was forced into exile in Switzerland for a time in June 1942.[11]
Later lifeedit
In 1946 he formed part of a coterie of advisors around Don Juan, which included the likes of Pedro Sainz Rodríguez, José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones, Julio López-Oliván and General Antonio Aranda, all of whom were involved in trying to secure restoration for the prospective king.[12] Within the group, Vegas Latapie and Sainz Rodríguez were noted to be the most extreme and anti-democratic members.[13]
His autobiography Memorias politicas. El suicidio de la monarquia y la Segunda Republica appeared in 1983 and revealed his disillusionment with his political career.
^Javier Tusell, Spain: From Dictatorship to Democracy: 1939 to the Present, 2007, p. 51
^Jill Edwards, Anglo-American Relations and the Franco Question, 1945-1955, 1999, p. 86
^Edwards, Anglo-American Relations and the Franco Question, 1945-1955, p. 87
January 01, 1970
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Vegas and the second or maternal family name is Latapie Eugenio Vegas Latapie 1907 1985 was a Spanish monarchist writer activist and conspirator who was noted for the extremism of his monarchism A native of Irun he was a leading member of the Accion Espanola 1 Eugenio Vegas LatapieBornEugenio Vegas Latapie1907Died1985NationalitySpanishKnown forMonarchist activistNotable workMemorias politicas El suicidio de la monarquia y la Segunda Republica 1983 Political partyAccion Espanola FET y de la JONSIn his later years Vegas Latapie served as Secretary and principal advisor to Don Juan de Borbon the father of the future king Juan Carlos whose early education he oversaw as well 2 Contents 1 Monarchism 2 Conspiracies 3 Under Franco 4 Later life 5 ReferencesMonarchism editA founder member of Accion Espanola Vegas Latapie was noted for his extreme monarchism to the point that he lost faith variously in Alfonso XIII his son Juan and grandson Juan Carlos to whom he was a tutor as he felt that they were not monarchist enough 3 A hard line supporter of the Roman Catholic Church he nonetheless was prepared to criticise the Papacy for not reaching his own standards notably in a series of articles published in the Accion Espanola journal in 1931 and 1932 in which he attacked the supposedly conciliatory attitude towards the republicans in France 4 Conspiracies editAfter the 1936 assassination of Jose Calvo Sotelo Vegas Latapie and his brother Pepe instigated a plot to murder Manuel Azana in a revenge attack but the plan was scuppered when they took it to their allies in the army as it was already in an advanced stage of planning the uprising that precipitated the Spanish Civil War 5 His idea rejected Vegas Latapie then decided to launch a suicide attack on the Congress of Deputies by entering the building while he was carrying a supply of mustard gas but this plan was abandoned as well since he feared incriminating his brother Florentino who worked for the only producer of the gas in Spain 6 Under Franco editVegas Latapie had been close to the Falange and had exhorted it to greater violence in the early days of the Spanish Civil War Alongside this however he had a fraught relationship with Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera as he did not approve of the Falangist leader s high living private life They were estranged not long before Primo de Rivera s death when Vegas Latapie attacked his social frivolity while Falangists were being killed 7 He sat on the National Council of the Falange Espanola Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista until 4 March 1938 when Francisco Franco seeking to remove potential troublemakers removed the abrasive and uncompromising Vegas Latapie from his position 8 The action led to a freezing of relations between Franco and Accion Espanola as many activists saw that as a slight on their leader and so ended co operation 9 Deprived of his office he entered into a series of conspiracies against Franco with Juan Antonio Ansaldo but since neither man was particularly popular or had good contacts they came to nothing 10 He became a public critic of the Franco regime to such an extent that he was forced into exile in Switzerland for a time in June 1942 11 Later life editIn 1946 he formed part of a coterie of advisors around Don Juan which included the likes of Pedro Sainz Rodriguez Jose Maria Gil Robles y Quinones Julio Lopez Olivan and General Antonio Aranda all of whom were involved in trying to secure restoration for the prospective king 12 Within the group Vegas Latapie and Sainz Rodriguez were noted to be the most extreme and anti democratic members 13 His autobiography Memorias politicas El suicidio de la monarquia y la Segunda Republica appeared in 1983 and revealed his disillusionment with his political career References edit Paul Preston Franco London 1995 p 110 Paul Preston Juan Carlos Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy New York Norton 2004 p 30 40 Hilari Raguer Gunpowder and Incense The Catholic Church and the Spanish Civil War 2007 p 34 Hilari Raguer Gunpowder and Incense p 33 Hilari Raguer Gunpowder and Incense pp 34 5 Hilari Raguer Gunpowder and Incense p 35 Stanley G Payne Fascism in Spain 1923 1977 2000 p 110 Stanley G Payne Falange A History of Spanish Fascism 1961 p 185 Stanley G Payne The Franco Regime 1936 1975 1961 p 189 Payne The Franco Regime p 294 Javier Tusell Spain From Dictatorship to Democracy 1939 to the Present 2007 p 51 Jill Edwards Anglo American Relations and the Franco Question 1945 1955 1999 p 86 Edwards Anglo American Relations and the Franco Question 1945 1955 p 87 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eugenio Vegas Latapie amp oldid 1218948279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
