Pri·mo de Ri·ve·ra y Or·ba·ne·ja (prēmō dā rĭ-vĕrəē ôr′bə-nāhä, thĕ rē-vĕrä ē ôr′vä-nĕhä), Miguel Marqués de Estella. 1870-1930.
Spanish general and politician who seized power and ruled as dictator (1923-1930). His son José Antonio Primo de Rivera (1903-1936) founded the Spanish Fascist Party (1933) and was executed by Loyalists during the Civil War.