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THE SPANISH WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
The Spanish War of Independence saw the Spanish population fight against the French from 1808 to 1813
The course of war
1808
Spanish forces won several victories
This temporarily stopped the French from reaching Andalucía
1808-1812
guerrilla warfare began
the French occupied all of Spain except for Cádiz
1812-1813
the Central Council signed a military alliance with Great Britain
Napoleon withdrew some of his troops from Spain in order to send them to Russia
The Cadiz Cortes
There were 223 deputies who were elected by the Spanish and American provinces
Most of them were
Military men
lawyers
Clergy
merchants
so the bourgeoisie were well-represented
Different groups emerged
the supporters of Enlightenment ideas
who wanted to end the Ancien Régime in Spain
establish
a constitutional monarchy with popular sovereignty
the separation of powers
the absolutists
who wanted the king to be restored as an absolute monarch