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Pilar Primo de Rivera | |
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| Born | María del Pilar Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia 4 November 1907 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 17 March 1991(1991-03-17) (aged 83) Madrid, Spain |
| Resting place | Saint Isidore Cemetery |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | MES (1933) FE (1932-1933) FE y de las JONS (1933-1937) FET y de las JONS (1937-1977) |
| Father | Miguel Primo de Rivera |
| Relatives | José Antonio Primo de Rivera (brother) |
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María del Pilar Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia, 1st Countess of the Castle of La Mota (4 November 1907 – 17 March 1991), was the sister ofJosé Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of theFalange, a political movement ofSpain, and the daughter of Spanish dictator GeneralMiguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estella.
She was an enthusiastic member of the Falange, heading itsSección Femenina ("Women's Section"). Unlike two of her brothers (both put to death by theRepublicans), she survived theSpanish Civil War, during which she metAdolf Hitler,Benito Mussolini, andAntonio Salazar. She attempted to prevent reprisals being taken against the widows of Republican militants, and supported the ascent of KingJuan Carlos I in 1975, but was disappointed when thepaternalist system – theSpanish State – was dismantled during theSpanish transition to democracy.
Pilar became president of the Association ofSección Femenina Veterans in November 1977, and held the post until her death. The main seat of the association was at theCastle of La Mota.
In addition to her political duties, Pilar carried out a good deal of work compiling numerous different forms of Spanish folklore, specially in the fields of regional music and dances.
She never married. Fascist pioneerErnesto Giménez Caballero conceived the idea ofarranging a marriage between her andAdolf Hitler,[1] but this plan never came to fruition. Primo de Rivera commented in her memoirs that she would have not accepted because of personal reasons but the idea made her feel flattered.[2]
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