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Cánovas wrote a manifiesto, signed in Sandhurst , where he promised a constitutional government .
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The monarchy was restored under Alfonso XII of Borbon , son of Isabella II
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Was founded by Pablo Iglesias and was consolidated by the huge surge in the labour movement during the period .
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After the deaht of Alfonso XII in 1885 , the Restoration was maintained by the regency of Maria Christina while her son , Alfonso XIII , was still a child .
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Its proposals were declared in the Based Manresa, written by Prat de la Riba .
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Spain was forced to sign the 1898 Treaty of Paris , where day recognised the independence of Cuba , Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
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Acceded to the throne in apolitical environment characterised by the crisis of Cánovas del Castillo´s political system , the influence of regenerationism and the deaths of Cánovas and Sagasta .
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This set off violent protest in Barcelona , which became known as the Tragic week .
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Spain suffered a brutal defeat in the Rif War against Morocco in what was known as the Disaster at Annual , resulting in 10000 deaths and widespread public commotion , negatively influencing public opinion .
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He suspended the constitucion , dissolved the Cortes , prohibited political parties and defeated the Moroccans after Alhucems leading .The military victory Morocco and the economic boom helped Primo de Rivera maintain power
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A provisional goverement was formed , made up of Republicans , socialists who held elections for the Constituent Cortes
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The government was formed by the centrist Radical Republican Party , led by Alejandro Lerroux , who gained the parliamentary support of the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomus Right .
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The new governement halted the majority of the previous reforms , which led to an increased in strikes and more actions by left-wing parties . This sparked the October Revolution , which was most intense in Asturias and Barcelona
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Political violence reached its peak in what was known as the Tragic Spring , consisting of a wave of attacks and street violence between staunch falangist , communist and anarchist activists .
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The uprising was supported by conservative soldiers, landowners , hight burgueoisie , monarchists , Carlists and many Catholiqs . On the other hand , the legal authority of the Republic was supported by soldiers with a progressive mentalithy.
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The war then moved to the Cantabrian coast and involved harsh battles , as reflected by the bombing of Gernika by the German air force´s Condor Legion .
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The insurgents advanced , took Catalonia and entered Madrid with no resistance.
