Napoleon's occupation of Spain and The Spanish War of Independence

By Alex72HD
  • Charles IV became King of Spain

    Charles IV became King of Spain

  • Napoleon enters Spain

    Napoleon enters Spain

    Godoy was a very important minister of Charles IV but he supported Napoleon in the war against Britain
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar

    Some north European countries (mainly Britain) wanted to defeat Napoleon's empire (involves Spain and France) and they actually did in the Battle of Trafalgar
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau

    Treaty of Fontainebleau

    It is an agreement signed between Spain and France which allowed France to go through Spain in order to get to Portugal
  • Napoleon reaches Lisbon

    Napoleon reaches Lisbon

  • Spanish War of Independence

    Spanish War of Independence

    The people in Madrid claimed in public that they rejected everything from Napoleon and he himself. That is why Spanish War of Independence started
  • Joseph Bonaparte became King of Spain

    Joseph Bonaparte became King of Spain

    Joseph Bonaparte is now the new king of Spain even though anyone in Spain at least in Madrid wanted neither him nor his brother Napoleon. All this happened after Napoleon made Charles IV abdicate
  • Battle of Bailen

    Battle of Bailen

  • Central committee was established

    Central committee was established

    Central committee was established to organize everything because there was no "king"
  • The Very First Spanish Constitution

    The Very First Spanish Constitution

    It was made in the cortes of Cadiz and it established the next things (among others, these are the most important ones) :
    constitunional monarchy
    Popular sovereignty with limited male suffrage
    Separation of powers
    Equality and freedom
  • Napoleon abdicates once France has definetely been defeated by Spain

    Napoleon abdicates once France has definetely been defeated by Spain

    Bye bye France... ;)