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The Spanish War of Independence
The Spanish War of Independence
Spanish population
fight against the French from 1808 to 1813.
2 May 1808
rose up against the French occupation
but they failed
THE COURSE OF THE WAR
Local and provincial councils
formed to fight against the French
For the first time in Spain
people were voting to choose their representatives
Central Council
represented the absent Fernando VII
The war itself can be divided
1808–1812
guerrilla warfare
Napoleon came to Spain
sieges in some cities, such as Zaragoza and Gerona
1812–1813
military alliance with Great Britain
Anglo-Spanish and Portuguese troops
led by the Duke of Wellington
1808
Battle of Bailén
THE CÁDIZ CORTES
In 1810
was replaced by the Regency Council
called the Cádiz Cortes
had an individual vote
was no longer based on the estates system
There were 223 deputies
Elected by the Spanish and American provinces
Different groups emerged in the Cortes
the supporters of Enlightenment ideas
The absolutists
On 19 March 1812
Cádiz Cortes approved Spain's first constitution
Constitution of 1812
