 The "Republican Revolutionary Committee" set up by the Pact of San Sebastián (1930), considered the "central event in the opposition to the monarchy of Alfonso XIII", and headed by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, eventually became the first provisional government of the Second Republic, with Alcalá-Zamora named President of the Republic on 11 December 1931.Note that Spain is one of the democracies (see President of the Council for the full list of countries) where the term 'president' must be used with care, as it does not solely refer to the head of state but to several distinct offices