▁Mor oc co ), ▁a ▁loc us ▁of ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement . ▁Abd ▁el - K rim ▁had ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁Confeder al ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁tribes ▁of ▁the ▁R if , ▁in ▁Ama z igh : ▁Tag d uda ▁n ▁Ar if , ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁Between ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Gó mez - J ord ana ▁served ▁another ▁term ▁as ▁High ▁Commission er . ▁ ▁Among ▁other ▁African ist ▁military ▁men ▁was ▁Spanish ▁General ▁D ám aso ▁Ber eng uer ▁y ▁F ust é . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁D ám aso ▁had ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Count ▁of ▁X au en ▁for ▁his ▁military ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁con quest ▁of ▁X au en , ▁North ▁Mor oc co , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁D ám aso ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁" soft " ▁dict ator ▁( th us ▁called ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁Spanish ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁Pr imo ▁de ▁River a ) ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁His ▁term ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁War ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁Jacob o ▁Fitz - James ▁Stuart , ▁ 1 7 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Al ba ' s ▁term ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Public ▁Inst ruction . ▁ ▁Str ug gle ▁within ▁the ▁Army