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Reign of Floridablanca
The reign of Floridablanca begins, a valid of Charles IV. -
Reign of Carlos IV
Starts the reign of Carlos IV -
Reign of Aranda
Starts the reign of Aranda, the second valid of Carlos. -
Reign of Godoy
Starts the reign of Godoy the last valid.
He was one of the most controversial because at the age of 18 he was washing the king's horses and at 26 he was prime minister. He was frowned upon by the town. https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/fragatamercedes/en/historia/personajes/godoy-biografia.html -
Trafalgar war
Starts the trafalgar war between Gran Bretaña vs Francia and Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar -
Fontainebleaus’ treaty
Secret pact between France and Spain. Napoleon could cross the peninsula to conquer Portugal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(October_1807). -
Independence war
Starts the independence war in Spain. Between Spain and France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsular_War -
Bayonne abdications.
Napoleon manages to abdicate in Bonaparte with the help of Charles IV to become king of Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdications_of_Bayonne -
Aranjuez riot
Popular rebellion led by Fernando VII because he wanted that his father Carlos IV abdicated on him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumult_of_Aranjuez -
The Courts of Cadiz
A constitution is drawn up. -
The Constitution.
The Constitution is finished. -
“La pepa”
The constitution is renamed the pepa, but the war of independence did not allow its application. https://www.e-itaca.es/index.php/ingl%C3%A9s/blog-ingl%C3%A9s/1318-la-pepa,-1812,-spain-s-first-constitution -
Independence war
End of the independence war -
Pepas’s abolition
Fernando VII bans The Pepa. -
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Sexennium absolutist
During these 6 years Fernando VII will reign in an absolutist way. -
Riego’s statement.
Riego made a pronouncement that was a success and imposed a liberal triennium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_del_Riego -
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Liberal triennium
Riego forced Fernando to reign liberally. -
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Ominous decade
The absolutist nations sent the 100,000 children of St. Louis to return Spain to absolutism. -
Second constitution
In 1834, María Cristina promulgated a kind of constitution that was a failure, named Royal Statute. That cut off the king's power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Royal_Statute_of_1834