The reign of Fernando VII was full of arbitrary acts and cruelty. He did not even have a real government, but [...] dismissed ministers, some for being short-sighted, others for stealing, one for being inept, another for being too clever. He went through so many ministers that there were more than 30 in just six years. Given that there were five ministries, that means six complete sets, in other words, each minister served for just two months on average.