▁served ▁his ▁first ▁of ▁two ▁terms ▁as ▁High ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Spain ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁the ▁third ▁registered ▁since ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁He ▁became ▁General ▁of ▁Brigade ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁General ▁Miguel ▁Pr imo ▁de ▁River a ▁orch estr ated ▁a ▁military ▁coup , ▁inspired ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ' s ▁March ▁on ▁Rome ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy ▁during ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁King ▁Alfonso ▁XIII ▁of ▁Spain ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁accept ▁General ▁de ▁River a ▁as ▁prime ▁minister , ▁without ▁calling ▁for ▁constitution al ▁elections . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁coup , ▁Gó mez - J ord ana ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Directory ; ▁Pr imo ▁de ▁River a ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁him ▁wide ▁powers ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁colonial ▁initi atives ▁in ▁Africa , ▁including ▁the ▁" pe ac em aking ▁resort s " ▁within ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁Spain ▁had ▁established ▁colonial ▁rule ▁over ▁this ▁area ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁under ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Fe z ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Action ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁General ▁Leopold o ▁Sar o ▁Mar ín , ▁along ▁with ▁French ▁Command ers ▁Colonel ▁Bill ot ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Fre y den berg , ▁en act ed ▁a ▁joint ▁naval