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THE REIGN OF ALFONSO XII
The reign of Alfonso XII
was a period of political stability for Spain
there were no more military uprisings
The economy grew
under the stabilising impact
of the new political system set up
by Cánovas del Castillo
known as the Canovist system
Canovist system:
The Constitution of 1876
recognised a constitutional monarchy
as the only legal form of government
shared sovereignty between
the monarch
the Cortes
The type of suffrage was determined
by each alternating government
In 1890
universal male suffrage
was re-established
Bipartisanship was established
a system of two alternating official political parties
The Conservative government
was led by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
the Liberal government
was led by Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Caciquismo in rural areas
allowed elections to be manipulated
guaranteed the victory of the party
previously chosen by the government
After the death of Alfonso XII
in 1885
Cánovas del Castillo
signed
the Pact of El Pardo
an agreement to support
the regency of
María Cristina of Austria
the wife of Alfonso XII
She was regent until her
son Alfonso XIII came of age
in 1902
Sagasta
The groups that supported and
the Canovist system
the reign of Alfonso XII
were the:
army
Catholic Church
landowners
middle-class business owners
who all wanted political stability
