Government of José López Domínguez

Government of José López Domínguez

Government of Spain
1906
López Domínguez in 1897
Date formed6 July 1906
Date dissolved30 November 1906
People and organisations
MonarchAlfonso XIII
Prime MinisterJosé López Domínguez
No. of ministers7
Total no. of members8
Member party  LiberalDemocratic
Status in legislatureMajority (single-party)
Opposition party  Conservative
Opposition leaderAntonio Maura
History
PredecessorMoret I
SuccessorMoret II

The government of José López Domínguez was formed on 6 July 1906, following the latter's appointment as prime minister of Spain by King Alfonso XIII on 5 July and his swearing-in the next day, as a result of Segismundo Moret being dismissed from the post on 5 July over the "dissolution crisis" (crisis de la disolución): the King's rejection to grant him a dissolution decree to call a snap election. It succeeded the first Moret government and was the government of Spain from 6 July to 30 November 1906, a total of 147 days, or 4 months and 24 days.

The cabinet comprised members of the LiberalDemocratic alliance and one military officer (López Domínguez himself). The government was disestablished following internal divisions within the Liberals over a new Law of Associations—promoted by José Canalejas and criticized by the Catholic Church as "anti-clerical"—intending to address the problem of religious orders. In what came to be known as the "slip paper" crisis (crisis del papelito), Moret had sent a letter to the King surreptitiously warning him against the Law's perceived dangers, displeasing the monarch and prompting López Domínguez's resignation.