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The reign of Floridablanca begins, a valid of Charles IV. -
Starts the reign of Carlos IV -
Starts the reign of Aranda, the second valid of Carlos. -
Starts the reign of Godoy the last valid.
He was one of the most controversial because at the age of 18 he was washing the king's horses and at 26 he was prime minister. He was frowned upon by the town. https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/fragatamercedes/en/historia/personajes/godoy-biografia.html -
Starts the trafalgar war between Gran Bretaña vs Francia and Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar -
Secret pact between France and Spain. Napoleon could cross the peninsula to conquer Portugal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(October_1807). -
Starts the independence war in Spain. Between Spain and France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsular_War -
Napoleon manages to abdicate in Bonaparte with the help of Charles IV to become king of Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdications_of_Bayonne -
Popular rebellion led by Fernando VII because he wanted that his father Carlos IV abdicated on him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumult_of_Aranjuez -
A constitution is drawn up. -
The Constitution is finished. -
The constitution is renamed the pepa, but the war of independence did not allow its application. https://www.e-itaca.es/index.php/ingl%C3%A9s/blog-ingl%C3%A9s/1318-la-pepa,-1812,-spain-s-first-constitution -
End of the independence war -
Fernando VII bans The Pepa. -
During these 6 years Fernando VII will reign in an absolutist way.
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Riego made a pronouncement that was a success and imposed a liberal triennium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_del_Riego -
Riego forced Fernando to reign liberally.
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The absolutist nations sent the 100,000 children of St. Louis to return Spain to absolutism.
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In 1834, María Cristina promulgated a kind of constitution that was a failure, named Royal Statute. That cut off the king's power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Royal_Statute_of_1834