New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12

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MADrIp. Nov. 11.-Senor Figuers-y- Mora
cas. the well known spanish politician, is dead.
Don Eslnisbao Figueras, the brilliant orator and In
flexible spanish Republican, born ID Barcelona.
November -, islg. Was educated in the Escuela Pa
of areroua and at Ccrycra and TaUagOna and studied
Laws III The Universities OF Barcelona and Valencia. b.
fore he lpf the universities which r. June, l. L. he
had made some figure In politics, and had shown an eX-
traorluarv ardor ia tie defence Of liberal principles.
In 1851 he became member Of the Progressist party
which then represented the mos radical aspirations ~
the youth his time. IN 1910 he Joined the Republican
party being OF It's earliest members Fguerds dld
not approve Of the popular risngs Ia lS42 and l@4'
which led to the overthrow OF Esplrtera Duke Of Vie
tory VINO was acting a. Regent OF Spain. lie opposed
them with all his energy. and toreod their fatal conse
iueuce- After the fall Of the Regent aud the acquis-
ron Of power by The Moderate pary be retired TO Nv
,a whore ms mother resided lie continued iiS reIi-
tions win the Republicans, however, ani when lhey
sttrtuufcI 10 organic a liberal mONcm.ut in ls4~ ne
Was Sent 10 Madrid ~ their commissioner TINS move
mont -oou came 20 an end ad IN l-49 Figucras agaih
rtndrV 10 inc Province OF Turragoua. WAcrc ne e-taD
rhed himself a. IA yocate. In S4l he was elected
by the IT. District OF Bare Ona 70 che CoreS "h'It h
fru.J = EcnunlIcau nuclrli, with Orcnse LOzauO and
Jaen. In SD ne became member VI tue EeNOull1n-
AIRY Juutd O IdrrdgOna, ana deputy III t"e OO4' ~
the same Province. A. q Deputy he cast one Ol tnu
twenty-Oue votes against the monarchy on November
30. I-Jl After sol FgucraS continued 10 Tc'uc ~
WJ hernnpi,,o one of In most famous lawyers IN the
or wears Ia cr Le TOOK part the PrOges55t ana e
pubcan conspiracy. When this movement was cr'isl'u
iu January $50 ne retired from acuto ponies Io
lime hut constituted labor ind recy for me trump
OF The revolutionary attempt nude IN Juhe' l7oO 49,
the failure OF the June movement he chtereu VIZ
greater earnest the work OF conspiracy, III.
con.egueuce to MIN being few months lmPFlHVHi,,
Ina -G- When the Instructions in Aragon ana CAte
luna were sup ressed he pardOned soon at'ln 10
again became member OF the NeS evolutionary Juhta anu
was elected Justice Of the Peace, ana when the coO
mons Tor the COrtes held lie chosen III barCe
Iona ana rortoaa tie took prominent parl IN tne
organization Of the Republican party mter Tie of,
throw OF Queen Isabella IN ls6S ana ME I
KING Amadeo abdcated In 1873 ne became -
yisional President OF the Republic, holding Una, ma
post from February 10 April, when he retired IRON
public life FiguTeas held IN nigh esteem Dy rolV
CASTELAR, WHO wrote follows concerning him III - %
Nobody, not his greatest enemy can GOuVt 'Io
recuudr HE natives, the nobility OF his soul me ~
tegrty OF life. Beneath exterior expressing tio
sweetness and dOcllity common TO beneVOlchl hHtiV
he cOnceas iudOmtable energy which mas ehHp'tia
him stand erect, with front calm and serene htrr "
this land where 80 much debility so nucl lhconsI
tcncy When the horizon n Ubscured. all el e. I'M
insLnCuvely TO FlgucTas, certain of security from us
equaled deXterty His speeches are sober, coIrtCt
ana brilliant earnest courteous. calm and rehsohapIo
wonderfully ACUTE aud At the same time pcrsuAHiIt
But when seeks the sublime he a-ccnds to subhtll3
HE ESSENTIAL quality II that delicate smile WLIch
wounds his enemies ike subtle poison. one OF tle
greatest sasiacIOns OF my life has been to ngnt py IL
side aud one the most pleasing records NJ my mcoI!
bls cOmbats and his trIdILpns.'