Siglo xix

XIX century in Spain

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  • Beginning of the XIX century

    Beginning of the XIX century
    The 19th century is the period from January 1, 1800 to December 31, 1900
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    War of independence

    The Spanish War of Independence was a military conflict that occurred between 1808 and 1814 within the context of the Napoleonic Wars, which pitted the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom and Portugal against Napoleon Bonaparte.

  • Spanish constitution

    Spanish constitution
    It was promulgated by the Spanish Cortes Generales, made up of deputies from America, Asia, Africa and the Peninsula, meeting extraordinarily in Cádiz on March 19, 1812.
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    The reign of Fernando VII

    He was king of Spain in 1808 and then again from 1813 until his death in 1833. His reign was overshadowed by the French invasion that placed Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother, on the throne of Spain between May 1808 and December 1813. During that time, first the Central Supreme Junta and then the Regency Council governed on their behalf in the area controlled by the Spanish between 1808 and 1814.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The telegraph is an apparatus or device that uses electrical signals to transmit coded text messages, such as Morse code, over wire lines or radio communications.
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    The reign of Isabel II

    The reign of Isabel II is the period in the contemporary history of Spain between the death of Ferdinand VII in 1833 and the triumph of the Revolution of 1868, which forced the queen to go into exile.
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    First carlist war

    The first Carlist war was a civil war that took place in Spain between 1833 and 1840 between the Carlists, supporters of the infante Carlos María Isidro de Borbón and an absolutist regime.

  • Cableway

    Cableway
    In 1887 the first cable car was invented by Torres Quevedo "A multi-wire aerial funicular road system"
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    The First spanish republic

    The First Spanish Republic was the political regime in force in Spain from its proclamation by the Cortes on February 11, 1873, until December 29, 1874 when the pronouncement of General Martínez Campos gave rise to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.

  • The end of the XIX century

    The end of the XIX century