Se analiza la gestión al frente de la cartera de Marina del ministro
José Giral en sus dos mandatos al frente de ese Ministerio durante
la Segunda República: uno en el primer bienio y el otro con el Frente
Popular. Estudio novedoso que ha sido posible gracias a la consulta
del archivo personal de este catedrático de universidad y farmacéutico
al que se cuestionó, inicialmente, su nombramiento como ministro de
la Armada al no tener un perfil profesional idóneo para ello. Sin embargo,
pronto demostró su pragmatismo impulsando reformas de modernización
de una flota anclada en el pasado.

Abstract: We analyze the leadership in managing the portfolio of Minister
José Giral Marina in his two terms as head of this Ministry during
the Second Republic, one in the first two years and the other
with the Popular Front. Novel study has been made possible by consulting
the personnel file of this University professor and pharmacist,
who was questioned initially his appointment as Minister of the
Navy to not have a professional profile for doing so. However, soon
proved his pragmatism drive reforms to modernize a fleet anchored
in the past.