-
The French Revolution begins
-
Period: to
Contemporany Age
-
End of the French Revolution
-
Spain and France signed a treaty that allowed French troops to cross Spain to ocupy
-
Mutiny of Aranjuez, forcing king Carlos IV to give the throne to his son, Fernando VII
-
Napoleon replaced Ferdinand VII with his brother Joseph Bonaparte, but the people of Madrid did not accept him and rebelled against the French.
-
Begin the war of the Independece
-
During the War of Independence, a group of representatives of the patriots met in Cádiz.
-
After long conversations they approved the first Spanish Constitution. The Constitution of Cádiz limited the king's power and established a series of rights for citizens, such as the equality of people and suffrage
-
British, Portuguese and Spain troops defeated the French
-
End the War of Independece whit Spanish triumph .Fernando VII was againg proclaimed king.
-
In 1830, Fernando VII established the “Prágmatica Sanción”, abolishing the “Ley Sálica” and allowing her daughter to reign.
-
Isabel II, the successor of Fernando VII, ascended the throne.
-
The population, tired of such instability, caused a revolution and Isabel II abdicated and was expelled from Spain.
