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THE LABOUR MOVEMENT AND IMPERIALISM (THE RESTORATION AND THE GRADUAL…
THE LABOUR MOVEMENT AND IMPERIALISM (THE RESTORATION AND THE GRADUAL MODERNISATION OF SPAIN) Iker Marcé
THE REIGN OF ALFONSO XII: STABILITY OF THE REGIME
Constitution of 1876
Sovereignty was in the hands of the parliament and king.
Parliament formed by an elected Congress and Senate.
Suffrage: There was universal manhood suffrage.
Rights and freedoms: Many rights were declared but often restricted.
Religion: Catholicism was the official religion.
Turnismo: It was a system where the power alternated
Turnismo
Elections were manipulated
THE REGENCY OF MARÍA CRISTINA: CRISIS OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM
There was electoral fraud. Many citizens weren't represented in Parliament.
Catalan and Basque nationalism wanted independence
Spain’s colonial losses made huge impact and helped the crisis
GRADUAL ECONOMIC MODERNISATION IN SPAIN
High death rates because of wars, lack of and epidemics.
Changes
Agricultural changes: There was still inequality of land ownership.
Banco de España was founded, and many credit associations were created. Tax system was unfair making the poor even poorer
Caciques were wealthy people who manipulated elections to their interests.
The Labour movement
The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and the General Union of Workers (UGT) were created.
Some laws to protect children and workers were created
