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SPAIN: THE RESTORATION, LIBERALISM and DEMOCRATIC IDEAS - Coggle Diagram

- - - - most democratic constitution
      - introduced universal manhood suffrage, freedom of religion, and guaranteed a range of other rights and freedoms
      - It established a constitutional monarchy
    - - third Carlist war began because Carlos was not elected during the provisional government
      - In the end Amadeo abdicated because he faced opposition from both the Republicans and the supporters of Alfonso
    - - General Serrano was the head of government
      - They write a new constitution
    - - When Amadeo l abdicated--> Spain became a republic
      - Third Carlist war continued and Alfonso's supporters rejected the republic
      - main problem of the republic was the divisions among the Republicans
        
        a centralised, or unitary, republic, in which the central government would control all the political and administrative institutions
        
        a federal republic (divided into 17 federal states)
      - This caused political instability--> 4 presidents in a year
      - Republicans were working on a new constitution (they don't approved)
- - - - Second Carlist war, it was because Isabel refused to marry with Carlos
      - alternation in power of moderates and progressives
      - Spain was divided in 49 provinces
      - discontent among the peasants because of poor working conditions cause social instability
      - the church, the nobility and municipalities that were unproductive and did not pay tax
- - - - political instability
      - some liberals organised military coups
      - In 1820 a military coup was successful
      - Fernando was forced to establish the Constitution of 1820
    - - Fernando ask the Holly Alliance for help
      - They sent a French army and defeated the liberals
      - Fernando re-established the absolute monarchy and he persecute the liberals
    - - at the start Spanish people, the Cadiz Cortes and absolutists supported him
      - The absolutist wants to reestablish the Ancient Regime (Fernando was agree)
      - He established absolute monarchy