06 SPAIN, BETWEEN ABSOLUTISM AND LIBERALISM
1 THE REIGN OF FERNANDO VII AND THE RETURN TO ABSOLUTISM
Liberal military uprisings followed and were then repressed
Troops under Lieutenant Colonel Riego->revolted against Fernando VII in Cabezas de San Juan
what made the Trienio Liberal
DÉCADA OMINOSA
the Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis invaded Spain -> This marked the start of the Década Ominosa
Fernando VII began to make contact with the doceañistas for his daughter Isabel
First Carlist War.
2 THE REIGN OF ISABEL II: MODERATE LIBERALISM
The foundations for the new liberal regime were laid.
Military victory over the Carlists.
Establishment of a constitutional monarchy
Two-party system
Constitutions. Two constitutions were established during Isabel’s regency and reign
Centralism.
Desamortizaciones
ALTERNATION IN POWER AND MILITARY REBELLIONS
The reign of Isabel II went through different stages.
The Década Moderada (1844–1854)
Crisis of moderantism (1856–1868).
Progressives, democrats, republicans and the Liberal Union signed the Pact of Ostend
3 SEXENIO DEMOCRÁTICO: DEMOCRATIC LIBERALISM
The Revolution of 1868.
The democratic monarchy under Amadeo I (1871–1873)
Politics was democratised during this period In 1869
The First Republic (1873–1874).
The Constitution of 1869 established a democratic monarchy
Based on the agreement made in Ostend
GENERAL PAVIA’S COUP D’ÉTAT (1874)
the beginning of workers’ protests
This made it possible for Alfonso of Bourbon to return to the throne.
here were four presidents during this 11-month period