Middletown transcript., 1898-04-23
SIXTY YEARS IN SPAIN.

Queen Isabella, child three years
old, succeeded to the Spanish throne
in 1888, her father ferdinand Wiz
having abolished the Salic law. Her
fathers brother, DON Carlos, the mex
male heir, protested and organized the
first Carlist rebellion. This civil war
stubbornly and ferociously fought,
lasted until 1889, ~hen the Basque
provinces surrendered and Charles
vi" addicted in favor of his, Don Car
los.
In 1840 the Rrgen Queen, Christina,
was driyen from the country by mill
tary revolution, and General Espartero,
who had beaten Don Callos. b came
Regent.
In 1843 9nother revolution drove Es-
partero out and brought Queen Chris
tina back. Isabella was declared ''of
age" aud married To her cousin, Francis
d'Assis, and her sister Maria to Mont
pensier, heir to the French throne.
In 1854 a. military insurrection un-
der General O'Donnell forced the res
toration of the constitution of 1887.
In 1856 Madrid revolted and the
kingdom was declared in a state of
siege.
In 1850 the second Carlist war broke
out in favor of Don Carlos III. 1t was
suppressed, and the claimant died, be-
ing succeeded by his brother Don Juan.
Instructions were too numerous to
mention between 1865 and 1868. They
were each suppressed, but one was al:
ways treading on the others heels.
In September, 1868, a military revo-
luton against the throne, headed by
Prim and Serrano, was successful, and
Queen Isabella fed to France with her
mother and children.
Several Republican Instructions
followed rapidly against military rule,
which were suppressed with bloodshed
aud cruelty.
/ A government Shy regency with
Serrano as the Regent" was estab.
lished June 15, 1869.
November 16 1870. Amadeus young
or son of Victor Emmanuel, was elect
ed King. He reigned from December
4 to February II, 1873. resigning.
In 1872 third Carlist war broke out
in favor of Don Carlos III, son Of
Don Juan, proclaimed King Charles
VII, which gave Spain four years of
the bloodiest aud most devast ating
civil war.
June IS, 1873, the Cortes proclaimed
a republic, and ri y Margall was chos-
en- President.
July 9 Solmeron succeeded ri Mar
gall.
September Z CASTELAR, succeeded Sal
meron.
A series of revolutionary movements
for cantonal sovereignty followed. and
between the Republican Instructions
in the south and the Carlists in the
north, CASTELAR, resigned = January,
1S74-and the Republic fell 10 pieces.
Serrano held the executive power at
Madrid until January 8, 1876, when
Alfonso, one of Isabella's many "irreg-
ular" children, was proclaimed King
| by the Armies of the Centre and North.
March l, 1876. Don Carlos aed to
France, and the kingdom. torn by ten
years of civil wars within civil wars,
had peace for q few weeks, until the
Basque provinces revolted in April.
In 1883 there was a revolt in the
army spreading from Barcelona to Car
tagena.
| In 1884 military conspiracy" was
discovered in the army and stamped out,
and half dcz-n Republican risings
came to nothing.
In 1885 there were serious riots IN
Madrid, widespread conspiracies by
Republicans we're stamped out through
Catalonia, a revolution was started at
Cartagena and the King died.. "Spain
was on the verge OF revolution.
September 10. 1885, a military revo-
luton involving 5000 tronps broke out
in Madrid, and instructions in other
places. Many skirmishes were fought
and the kingdom placed under mill
tary law.
| During the next four years peace fell
upon the land, broken only by constant
labor riots and sh oling Of strikers.
In 1891 an attempt at military rev.
olution at Barcelona came TO grief. At
Cadiz and Rilboa bombs were exploded,
but the people refused to "0ome out. /"
/ The year 1899 was distinguished by
fierce rioting and lighting at Bilboa,
Barcelona, Madrid, Grenada, Valencia,
Corunna and other cities.
/ Troops were ordered to the Basque
provinces In 1898 to prevent revolution,
and since then there has been no po.
liticsl rising in Spain. That has been
left for her colonies. New York
World.