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THE BOURGEOIS REVOLUTIONS AND
THE SPANIS WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
The napoleonic empire
Declared himself Emperor of France
Napoleon I
Rised power because of his military vistories in Europe
He became indispensable to France
Political achivements
His domestic policy consolidated the changes made during the revolution
Established the Civil code
Civil marriage, divorce, adoptation and state-controlled educacion
His foregin policy made France an empire
He never defeated Great Britain
He spread the principle of liberty and equiality from Europe
End o fthe Absolute Monarchy
Greatest desire
Create a united Europe,
1812
Military power began to decline
Failed invasion of Russia
1813
His army was defeated
At the Battle of Leipzig
1815
Finally defeated
At the Battle of Waterloo
1821
Died in St Helena island
After Napoleon's defeat, the Ancien Régime was re-established
The consequences of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire
Main consequence
The crisis and the subsequent fall of the Ancien Regime
Important changes
Political
different forms of goverment were established
Constitutional monarchy and the republic
Constitutions based on popular sovereignty
limited male suffrage
Separation of powers
protection of the right of people
Political parties appeared
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen established equal rights only for men
Economic
All citizens had to pay taxes
Law guaranteed free trade and respect for private property
Social
Everyone was equal before the law
The bourgeoisie could participate in politics
The rights
the right to assemble
the right to vote
freedom of association
freedom of conscience
freedom of opinion
Spain during the reign of Carlos IV
1788
Carlos IV's reign began
Carlos IVs most important minister was
Godoy
1793
Spain joined the firts coalition against France
France defeated the coalition
1795
Spain signed the Peace of Basel with France
Godoy allied with France against Grate Britain
Consecuences
The signing of the Treaties od San Idelfonso
Spain promissed to help France
Battle of Trafalgar
1805
Spain and Frnace were defeated by the British
The end of the Spanish naval power
The signing of the Treaty of Fontainebleau
1807
Allowed France to cross Spain to occupy Portugal
But they occupaied part of Spain too
A popular revolt
Caused by Godoy, because of trying to move Spanish royla family to Sevilla to saty safe from France troops
1808
Fernando VII and Carlos IV moved to Bayonne
They renounced their rights to Spanish throne
Then Napoleon made his brother king
Joseph Bonaparte
Revolt of Aranjuez
Carlos IV abdicate in favour of his son, Fernando VII
Joseph I
Imposed the Bayonne Constitution
Enlightment reformes
He had some Spanish supporters know as...
Afrancesados
The Spanish War of Independence
1808
1813
The Spanish population fight against the French
2 May 1808
Madrid citizens rose up against the French occupation
Some parts of Spain were encouraged by their actions
Because of this, the Spanish War of Independence began.
THE COURSE OF THE WAR
Local and provincial councils were formed to fight against the French
Members were elected by the people
For the first time Spain people had the right to vote
This were led by the Central Council
represented the absent Fernando VII
In areas that weren't occupy by France
Had executive and legislative power
War phases
1808
1808: Spanish won the Battle of Bailén
1808–1812
Guerrilla warfare began
The French occupied all Spain except Cadiz
1812–1813
The Central Council signed a military alliance with Great Britain
Napoleon signed the Treaty of Valençay
Fernando VII returned to the throne
Consecuences
Agriculture was abandoned
Cities were destroyed
1 million people died in the war
THE CÁDIZ CORTES
1810
It was replaced by the Regency Council
Called Cadiz Cortes
First unifed cortes
Individual vote
No estate system
223 deputies
Elected by the Spanish and American provinces
Central Council took refuge in Cádiz
Different groups
The supporters of Enlightenment ideas
The absolutists
