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Manifiesto Sandhurst
In this date Cánovas wrote a manifiesto, signed in Sandhurst, where he promised a constitutional goverment -
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REING OF ALFONSO XII
Was restored in Spain in 1875. The bourboun Restoration was made possible by two processes: the political manoeuvring anda pronunciamiento ( military revolution) -
PSOE is founded
Was founded by Pablo Iglesias and was consolidated by the huge surge in the labour movement during this period -
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REGENCY OF MARÍA CHRISTINA
After death of Alfonso XII , the Restoration was maintained by the regency of Maria Christina while her son, Alfonso XIII, was still a child -
Bases de Manresa
Catalan nationalism demanded official status for catalan language, the establishment of catalan political parties and courts, and catalan autonomy. Its proposals were declared in the Bases de Manresa, written by Prat de la Ribia. -
Treaty of Paris
Spain was forced to sign the Treaty of Paris, where they recognised the independence of Cuba, Puerto Rico y Filipinas. -
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REING OF ALFONSO XIII
Alfonso XIII acceded to the throne in 1902 in a plitical enviroment characterised by the crisis of Cánovas del Catillo's political system, the influence of regenerations and the deaths of Cánovas anda Sagasta. His reing is divided in two stages: the continued practice of the party rotation and the crisis of the Cánovas system. -
Tragic Week
After a war of habitants of the Rif this set off violent protests in Barcelona,which became knonw as the Tragic Week. The harsh repression by Maura's conservative goverment caused the liberals to break their pact of rotation with him. -
Disaster at Annual
Abroad, Spain suffered a brutal Rif War against Morocco in what was knonw as the Disaster at Annual, resulting in 10 000 deaths and widespread public commotion, negatively influencing public opinion -
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DICTATORSHIP OF PRIMO DE RIVERA
The dictatorship of Primo de Rivera went throught two stages,which had two different governements: the military directory and the civil directory. -
Proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic
As the king spported the dictatorship led to significant republican victories in the municpal elections for several mayor cities. The king went into exile and the second republic was declared -
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SECOND SPANISH REPUBLIC
After the second republic was proclaimed, a provisional goverment was formed, made up of republicans, socialists and nationalits who held elctions for the constituent Cortes in June 1931 -
October Revolution
The new government halted the majority of previous reforms, which led to an increase in strikes and more actions by left-wing parties. CEDA then demanded position in the government. this sarked the October Revolution, which most intense in Asturias and Barcelona. -
Tragic Spring
Consisting of a wave of attacks and street violence between staunch falangist, communist and anarchist activists. -
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SPANISH CIVIL WAR
The coup d'état began in Melilla, Tetuan and Ceuta on 17 July 1936.The next day it spread thrughout Spain, having sucess in rural areas, yet feiling in the more industrialised urban areas. The country was divided in two zones, republican and nationalist, and the military coup turned into a long Civil War -
Bombing of Gernika
Involved harsh battles, as reflected by the bombing of gernika by the german air force condor legion. The German air force enabled the insurgents to control key industrial and mining areas -
End of the Civil War
The insurgents advanced, took Catalonia in 1939 and entered Madrid with no resistance
