The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-20
SIXTY YEARS IN SPAIN.
"A Record of civil Wars and Military
Revolutions.

| queen Isabella. child years old. sue
ceeded to the Spanish throne in 1888. her
father ferdinand vID having abolished
the Sale law. Her fathers brother. Don
Carlos, the next male heir, protested and
organized the first Carlist rebellion This
| clVll war, stubbornly and ferociously
Fought lasted until 1899, when the BASQUE
surrendered and Charles vi" abdicated i'm
FAVOR OF his son Don Carlos
IN 1917 the regent queen, Christina, was
uIlVeh from the country by military rev.
p.utloh' ana General Espartero, who had
psaten Don Carlos, became regent.
In 1913 another revolution drove Esuar-
tero out and brought Queen Christina back
Isabella was declared "of age" and mar
ried to her cousin Francis d'Assis. and her
sister Maria TO Montpensier, heir to the
French throne
IN 1854 a military revolution under Cen
eidi l'onnell forced the restoration Of
the constitution Of 1897.
In 1856 Madrid revolted and the king
dom was declared in state of siege.
III 1881 the second Carlst war broke
oul In favor of Don Carlos IL. IL was
suppressed and the claimant died. being
succeeded by his brother Don Juan
ihsurrectlons were too numerous TO men
tloh between 1865 and 1868 They were
each suppressed but one was alwavs tread
IN September 1868, a military reyolutio,
against the throne. headed by Prim ard
seIraho' was successful, and Queen Isn-
oeiia He'd to France with her mother ana
children. 'H'
several republican instructions followed
s"p,uiy asalns, military rule. which were
SUPPRESSED with bloodshed and cruelty.
government by regency" with Ser
rano as the regent" was establisi,ca
June 10. 1869 '''N"
november l6, 1870, Amadeus n Younger
son OF victor Emmanuel. was elected king
re relgned from December to February
~. 1873, resigning.
In 1877 third Carlist war broke ont in
laVor OF Don Carlos Ill son of Don man
proclaimed King Charles VII which eaye
spaln Tor years OF the bloodiest and most
devastating civil war.
June -, 1873 the cortes proclaimed n
republic, and ri Margall was chosen
president, N'e"
july salmeron succeeded ri ' Margall.
u'Phner CASTELAR, succeeded Sal
A series of revolutionary movements fo.
eantonai sovereignty followed and between
'he republican insurrectons In The soutb
ma ths Carlists in the north, CASTELAR, 70
'ished--January. lSIi-and the republic tou
10 pieces.
serIano held the executive power at
'tt" Until January U, 1SI5,- when Al
o ul one OF lsabella's many IRREGULAR
'hiidren, was proclaimed king by the Ar
mics Of the Center and North
March !, 1876, Don Carlos fed to France.
ma the Kingdom, torn by ten years of |
'ivii wars within civil wars. had peace for
lew weeks. until the Basque provinces |
'eyolted in April
IN 1873 there was H-revolt in the army. |
preadias from Barcelona 10 Cartagena.
IN 1871 military conspiracy, was dis |
overed In the army and stamped out and |
lothing.
In 1889 there were serious riots In Mad |
10, widespread conspiracies by republicans |
we're STAMPED out through Catalonia. !
svoiution was started at Cartagena aud
! revolution (" 500
september 10. 1855, military revolution
nyolving 5000 troops broke out in Madrid
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