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CONTEMPORANY SPAIN

MID 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY (SCIENCE UNIT 1)

index

Age of revolution in the world

Age of revolution in Spain

Age of revolution in Spain II

From Isabel II to Alfonso XII

Art movements in 1800S

1799-1814

1775-1783

NAPOLEÓN BONAPARTE

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

1789-1799

FRENCH REVOLUTION

18TH MARCH 1808

MUTINY OF ARANJUEZ

2ND MAY 1808

WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

1814-1833

5TH MAY 1808

2ND REIGN OF FERNANDO VII

A NEW KING

19TH MARCH 1812

FIRST WRITTEN CONSTITUTION

ISABEL II

1833-1868

AMADEO I

1870-1873

FROM ISABEL II TO ALFONSO XII

1ST EPUBLIC

1873-1874

ALFONSO XII

1875-1885

REGENCY OF MARIA CRISTINA

1885-1902

Upper Class 10%

1811-1825

1830

Middle class 35%

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BROUGHT:

Spain lost all its colonies in Latin America, except for Cuba and Puerto Rico.

  • New technology
  • Cities development
  • Railway lines
  • New classes

Workers and under class 55%

ART MOVEMENTS IN 1800S

ROMANTICISM

REALISM

Individualism, freedom, feelings, love and death.

Realistic descriptions and analysis of the society.

GENERATION OF , 98

IMPRESIONISM

Loss of Spanish territories, political crises and social issues.

Landscapes and scenes of every day life.

1ST REPUBLIC

After the abdication, there was a Republic (No monarchy).Then, 3RD CARLIST WAR OCURRED.

AMADEO I

Spain was a CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY, but he abdicated (son of the king of Italy)

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

English colonies won the independence (North America)

WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

People in Madrid revolted against French rule

FIRST WRITTEN CONSTITUTION

Created in Cadiz. State would have a LIMITED MONARCHY with divided powers:

  • Executive
  • Legislative
  • Judiciary bodies

2ND REIGN OF FERNANDO VII

  • Napoleón was gone and Fernando VII rejected the Constitution.
  • 1814-1820: Fernando VII as an absolute monarch.
  • 1820: Fernando was forced to acept the Constitution by a military leader.
  • 1823-1833: Fernando VII persecued liberals.
  • 1830: He changed the SALIC LAW (his daughter, Isabel, could be queen)
ALFONSO XII

He was Isabel I´s son, he became the KING. However, people were not happy and unrest came soon. He died in 1885.

FRENCH REVOLUTION

They fought fot the EQUALITY and a REPRESENTATIVE GOVERMENT

Appearance of voting rights. (For men).

ISABEL II

She was queen at the age of 3 and 1ST CARLIST WAR ocurred. Her mother and Espartero ruled till she was 18. In 1868, she was sent to the exile and she abdicated.

MUTINY OF ARANJUEZ

Organised by Godoy´s enemies to capture him. Prince Fernando convinced (Carlos IV) to abdicate.

Fernando VII

REGENCY OF MARIA CRISTINA

She was Alfonso´s wife and she ruled till their son, Alfonso XIII was 18. In 1898, Spain lost all the colonies: Puerto Rico, Cuba and Philipines.

A NEW KING

Napoleón forced Fernando to abdicate and placed his brother, José Bonaparte.

NAPOLEÓN BONAPARTE

  • He participated in a COUP D´ETAT.
  • In Spain, King Carlos IV gave the power to Godoy (friend).
  • TREATY OF FOUNTAINBLEAU: To allow Napoleon troops to cross Spain and invade Potugal.