Ángel Ossorio y Gallardo

Having earned his Bachelor of Law from the Central Madrid University, Ossorio y Gallardo won great prestige as a lawyer and writer in the early twentieth century, with works such as "The Soul of the Toga" and "Divorce in civil marriage".

In July, 1909 a series of riots and strikes broke out in Barcelona as a result of a mandatory military draft, which culminated in the events called Tragic Week.

Ossorio was opposed to sending troops to quell the disturbances, but then the central government in Madrid proclaimed martial law.

He was once again elected to congress for the last time, in June 1931, under the Monarchist Without a King at the Service of the Republic (Monárquico sin Rey al servicio de la República).

He is the author of works such as History of Catalan political thought during the war of Spain with France (1913), The Soul of Toga (1919) and Life and Sacrifice of Companys (1943).