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SIX YEARS OF ABSOLUTISM
Ferdinand VII rejected the Constitution of 1812 and the reforms proposed by Cádiz Cortes, after this Spain returned to absolutism. -
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THE REIGN OF FERNANDO VII
he was the King of Spain during the beggining of the 18th century. He reigned over the Spanish Kingdom in 1808 and again from 1813 to his death in 1833. He was known to his supporters as el Deseado (the Desired) and to his detractors as el Rey Felón (the Felon King). -
The Liberal Triennium
The pronunciamiento led by colonel Rafael de Riego was succesfull in 1820, and the king was forced to reinstate the Constitution of 1812 -
THE OMINOUS DECADE
The political and economic problems in Spain led to the final of the crisis.
The war agains France had made Spain bankrupt, this intensified in 1830 -
1st Carlist war
The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Spanish.
Carlos de Borbón (Carlos V), became known as Carlists (carlistas).
It is considered by some authors the largest and most deadly civil war of the period. -
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THE REGENCY OF MARIA CRISTINA
A new progressive constitution was drafted in 1837, It recognised national soverghnity, the separation of powers and it granded many rights and individual liberties. -
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THE REGENCY OF ESPARTERO
Esparteo was damaging the Spanish industry by his idea of free trade, this caused strong opposition.
Isabella was declared of age in 1843 and was proclaimed queen at 13 years old. -
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THE REIGN OF ISABEL II
The reign of Isabella II of Spain is the period of the modern history of Spain between the death of Ferdinand VII of Spain in 1833 and the Spanish Glorious Revolution of 1868, which forced Queen Isabella II of Spain into exile and established a liberal state in Spain. -
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
The Provisional Government (1868–1871) was a provisional government formed in Spain between the overthrow of Queen Isabella II of Spain on 30 September 1868 after the Glorious Revolution, and the inauguration of the new King Amadeo I of Spain before the Cortes on 2 January 1871.
It was the first phase of a 6-year period, known as the Sexenio Democrático (1868–1874). -
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SIX YEARS OF DEMOCRACY
The Sexenio Democrático starts on 30 September 1868 with the overthrow of Queen Isabella II of Spain after the Glorious Revolution, and ends on 29 December 1874 with the Bourbon Restoration, when Isabella's son Alfonso XII became King after a coup d'état by Arsenio Martínez-Campos. -
AMADEO I OF SAVOY
Amadeo, was an Italian prince who reigned as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873. The first and only King of Spain from the House of Savoy, he was the second son of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy and was known for most of his life as the Duke of Aosta, the usual title for a Savoy second son. -
1st Spanish Republic
The 1st Spanish Republic was the short-lived political regime that existed in Spain between the parliamentary proclamation on 11 February 1873 and 29 December 1874. General Arsenio Martínez-Campos's pronunciamento marked the beginning of the Bourbon Restoration in Spain.