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CARLOS IV
carlos IV become the king of spain -
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
In 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned emperor of France -
CONQUESTS
napoleon manages to win to several countries but britain opposes -
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
french and spain forces were defeated by the british -
BLOQUEO CONTINENTAL O SISTEMA CONTINENTAL
Napoleon imposed a system that consist in exclude britain from the trade routes of Europe.
when the blockade was imposed portugal refuse because he depended on trade of Britain.
Napoleon put together with spain and threat Portugal with invade -
LA PENINSULA IBERICA
After certain time napoleon decide to conquist all the iberian peninsula becouse is better that only conquist spain -
TREATY OF FONTAINEBLEAU
Napoleon signing a treaty with Manuel Godoy in which according the consent of the Spanish state remembered the passage of French troops to Spain to conquer Portugal -
POLITICAL REVOLUTION (second process)
two goverments:
JOSEPH BONAPARTE: that imposed the Bayonne Constitution (has the enlightment reforms)
CENTRAL COUNCIL: is controlated by fernando VII and is imposed in the territories that are not occupated for france -
NEW KING OF SPAIN
Charles IV of Spain and her son (fernando) renounced their rights from spain and gave to napoleon
napoleon made his own brother joseph bonaparte, the new king of spain -
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
the war stars when the people of madrid rose up against the french occupation.
there were two process:
the war
the political revolution -
THE WAR (first process)
spanish forces wons some victories in the battle of bailen
some areas from spain resists to the french occupation like zaragoza or girona. Cadiz was the only territorie that not fall. -
napoleon trap
napoleon met father and son and made them a trap in which forced them to give to his brother Joseph the kingdom -
THE CORTES
the regency council pass to called the cortes.
that is the goverment of spain opposed to the french -
CORTES OF CADIZ
this was the new spanish constitution that established some rules:
-constitutional monarchy
-popular soveraignty
-limited male suffrage
-catholicism
-separation of powers
guaranteed rights and freedoms -
FRANCE WERE FINALLY
thanks to the support of the british forces and the group of spanish people citizens who dont want more attacks from the french forces