Spain and France signed a treaty that allowed French troops to cross Spain to ocupy
Mutiny of Aranjuez, forcing king Carlos IV to give the throne to his son, Fernando VII
Napoleon replaced Ferdinand VII with his brother Joseph Bonaparte, but the people of Madrid did not accept him and rebelled against the French.
Begin the war of the Independece
During the War of Independence, a group of representatives of the patriots met in Cádiz.
After long conversations they approved the first Spanish Constitution. The Constitution of Cádiz limited the king's power and established a series of rights for citizens, such as the equality of people and suffrage
British, Portuguese and Spain troops defeated the French
End the War of Independece whit Spanish triumph .Fernando VII was againg proclaimed king.
In 1830, Fernando VII established the “Prágmatica Sanción”, abolishing the “Ley Sálica” and allowing her daughter to reign.
Isabel II, the successor of Fernando VII, ascended the throne.
The population, tired of such instability, caused a revolution and Isabel II abdicated and was expelled from Spain.
