contemporary age By sofiaaaaaaaaaaa Jan 1, 1789 Start the contampory age with the french revolution Feb 4, 1789 revolutionaries attacked the Bastille prison, May 14, 1807 Spain and France signed a treaty 1808 War of Independence start 1811 The Constitution of Cádiz start 1811 the British, the Portuguese and the Spanish troops defeated the French in the Battle of Arapiles 1812 Fernando VII abolished the constitution 1812 Fernando VII abolished the constitution and restored the absolute monarchy, 1812 they approved the first Spanish Constitution. 1814 Fernando VII abolished the constitution and restored the absolute monarchy, 1832 Isabel II the successor of Fernando VII, ascended the throne. 1866 marked the end of the republic and the return to the monarchy. 1873 the first Spanish Republic