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The Spanish War of Independence - Coggle Diagram
The Spanish War of Independence
The course of the war
Local and provincial councils
Formed to fight against France
Led by the Central Council
Several phases
1808-1812
Guerrilla warfare
France occupied all of Spain except Cádiz
1812-1813
Military alliance with Great Britain
Napoleon signed the Treaty of Valençay
Fernando VII returned to the throne
Duke of Wellington
Won victories at
Vitoria
San Marcial
Los Arapiles
Led Anglo-Spanish and Portuguese troops
1808
Won Battle of Bailén and more
Stopped France from reaching Andalucía
The Cadiz Cortes
Repalced by Regency Council
Individual vote
No more estates system
Political views
Supporters of Enlightenment ideas
Establish a constitutional monarchy with popular sovereignty
Separation of powers.
End Ancien Régime in Spain
Absolutists
Wanted an absolute monarch.
Constitution of 1812
Separation of powers
Guaranteed rights and freedoms
Popular sovereignty with limited male suffrage
Catholicism was official state religion
Constitutional monarchy
