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Sandhurst Manifiesto
Cánovas wrote a Manifesto signed in Sandhurt where he promised a contitutional government -
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Reign of Alfonso XII
In 1875 the monarchy was restored under Alfonso XII of Bourbon, son of Isabella II. The Bourbon Restoration in Spain was made possible by two processes: through the political manoeuvring and a pronunciamiento (military revolution) -
PSOE is founded
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was founded by Pablo Iglesias in 1879 and was consolidated by the huge surge in the labour movement during this period -
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Regency of Maria Christina
After the death of Alfonso XII in 1885, the Restoration was maintained by the regency of Maria Christina while her son, Alfonso XIII, was still a child. -
Bases de Manresa
The proposals were declared in the Based of Manresa, written by Prat de la Riba -
Treaty of Paris
Where the recognised the independence of Cuba, Puerto Rico and The Philippines -
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Reign of Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII acceded to the throne in 1902 in a political environment characterised by the crisis of Cánovas del Castillo's political system, the influence of regenerationism and the deaths of Cánovas (1897) and Sagasta (1903). Whe studying his reign, historians usually look at two stages, divided by the crisis of 1917. -
Tragic week of 1909
Spanish occupation of its protectorate led to a war with the inhabilitants of the Rifi; a war that in 1909 required reservists to be called up, the majority of whom were fathers. This set off violents protests in Barcelona, wich became know as the Tragic week of 1909 -
Disaster at Annual
Spain suffered a brutal defeat in the Rif War against Morocco in what was known as the Disaster at Annual -
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Dicatorship of Primo de Rivera
The dictatorship of Primo de Rivera went through two stages, which has two different governments. The military Directory (1923-1925) and The Civil Directory (1925-1930). -
Proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic
The citizens' disapproval of the king's support for the dictatorship led to significant Republican victories in the 1931 municipal elections for several major cities. The king went into exile on 14 of April and the Second Republic was declared. -
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Second Spanish Republic
After the Second Republic was proclaimed, a provisional govermenment was formed, made up of Republicans, socialist and nacionalists who held elections for the Constituent Cortes in June 1931. The left-wing parties won a majority and drafted a new constitution. -
October Revolution
CEDA demanded positions in the goverment, this sparked the October Revolution of 1934, which was know most intense in Asturias and Barcelona -
Tragic Spring
Political violence reached its peak in what was know as the Tragic Spring of 1936, consisting of a wave of attacks and street violence between staunch falangist, comonunist and anarchist activists -
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Spanish Civil War
The country was divided into two zones, the Republican zone and the 'Nationalist' zone, and the military coup turned into a long Civil War. -
Bombing of Gernika
The war moved to Cantabrian coast and involved harsh battles, as reflected by the bombing of Gernika by the German air force's Condor Legion on 26 April 1937 -
End of the Civil War
The insurgents advanced, took Catalonia in 1939 and entered Madrid with no resistance the Civil War ended 01 April 1939
