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Spanish War of Independence - Coggle Diagram
Spanish War of Independence
aw the Spanish population fight against the French from 1808 to 1813
On 2 May 1808
Madrid rose up against the French occupation but they failed to overthrow the French
Spain were encouraged by their actions and the Spanish War of Independence began
the course of the war
Local and provincial councils
were formed to fight against the French
were governmental organisations
members were elected by the people
war itself can be divided into several phases
1808–1812
guerrilla warfare began
1812–1813
the Central Council signed a military alliance with Great Britain
1808
Spanish forces won several victories, including the Battle of Bailén
the cadiz cortes
In 1810 it was replaced by the Regency Council
called the Cádiz cortes
first unified cortes in which each deputy
had an individual vote
no longer based on the estates system
There were 223 deputies
elected by the Spanish and American provinces
Most of them were clergy, military men, lawyers and merchants, so the bourgeoisie were well-represented
the supporters of Enlightenment ideas
the absolutists
