SPAIN IN THE 19th CENTURY

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  • Period: 1808 BCE to 1814 BCE

    THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

    Spain fought against France and Absolutism The war of Independence
  • The War of Independment: development

    The War of Independment: development

    The French army invaded Madrid and guerrilla warfare in the countryside increased. The French army was defeated
  • The Cortes of Cadiz

    The Cortes of Cadiz

    The Cortes of Cadiz was established during the war to organise operations. Spain's first constitution was approved on 19 March, 1812.
  • The War of Independment: "The battle of Arapiles"

    The War of Independment: "The battle of Arapiles"

    From 1812 on, the French army started losing against the Spanish and British army, which supported Fernando VII. Napoleon was forced to reappoint Fernando VII as king in 1813.
  • Absolutist sexennium

    Absolutist sexennium

    Fernando VII abolished the Constitution and re-established and anbsolutist monarchy under his rule
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau

    Treaty of Fontainebleau

    King Carlos IV appointed his valido, Manuel Godoy, who signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau to form an alliance with Napoleon Bonaparte to invade Portugal travelling through Spain. Napoleon betrayed Godoy and invaded Spain instead.
  • Liberal Triennium

    Liberal Triennium

    Rafael del Riego forced Fernando VII to reinstate principles of the Constitution. In 1823, The Holy Alliance helped Fernando VII restore an absolutist monarchy.
  • Ominous decade

    Ominous decade

    A 10-year period of repression under Fernando VII began. In 1830, his daughter Isabel was born. *Salid Law prevented women from ruling, so he abolished it. His brother Carlos did not accept this change.