The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-04
SIXTY YEARS OF
SPANISH HISTORY

succeeded to the Spanish throne in 1888,
her father (Ferd1nand VIII having abol-
ished the Sa1ic law. Her fathers brother,
Don Carlos, the next mail heir, protested
and organized the first Carllst rebellion"
This civil war, stubbornly and ferociously
fought, lasted until 1899, when the Basque
provinces SURRENDERED and Charles VI abb
dieated in favor of his son Don Carlos.
In 1910 the regent queen, Christina. was
driven from the country by military rev.
olution. and General Espartero, who had
beaten Don Carls, became regent.
In 1913 another revolution drove Espartero
out and brough Queen Christina back. Isa-
bella was declared "of age" and married
to her cousin. Francis d'Assis, and her
sister Maria to Montpensier, heir to the
French throne.
In 1854 military Instruction under Cen
eral O'DonneIl forced the restoration of the
constitution of 1887.
In 1856 Madrid revolted and the kingdom
was declared in state of siege.
In 1860 the second Carlist war broke out
in favor of Don Carlos IL It was sup
pressed and the claimant died. being sue
ceeded by his brother, Don Juan.
Instructions were too numerous to men
ton between 1865 and 1868. They were each
suppressed, but one was always treading
on the others heels.
In September, 1868, a military instruction
against the throne, headed by Prim and
Serrano, was successful, and Queen Isa-
bella fed to France with her mother and
children.
Several republican instructions followed
rapidly against military rule. which were
suppressed with bloodshed and cruelty.
A government ''by regency" with Sierra
no as the regent" was established June
5. 1869.
November 1e, 1870 Amadeus, a younger
son of Victor Emmanuel, was elected king
He reigned from December to February
II. 1873, resigning.
In 1872 a third Carlist war broke out in
favor of Don Carlos Ill. son of Don Juan,
proclaimed King Charles VII, Which gave
Spain four years of the bloodiest and most
devastating civil war.
June IS. 1878, the cortes proclaimed re-
public. and Pi y Margall was chosen presi-
dent.
July 9 Salmeron succeeded Fl Mafsaii'
September CASTELAR, succeeded Saimeroh'
A series of revolutionary movements Tor
cantonal sovereignty followed, and between
the republican instructions In the south
and the Carlists in the north, Castelar, re-
signed-January. 1S74-and the republic feii
to pieces.
Serrano held the executive power at Mad
rid until January 9, 1876, when Alfonso, one
of Isabella's many irregular" children.
was proclaimed king by the armies OF the
center and north.
March /, 1876, Don Carlos fled to France,
and the kingdom torn by ten years Of civil
wars within civil wars, had peace for
few weeks, until the Basque provinces re-
VOTED in April
In 1888 there was revolt in the army
spreading from Barcelona to Carthagena.
In 1884 military conspiracy was dis
covered in the army and stamped out, and
half a dozen republican risings came to
nothing.
In 1885 there were serious riots in Madrid,
widespread conspiracies by republicans
were satmped out through Catalonia, a
revolution was started at Carthagena and
the king died. Spain was on the verge
of revolution
September 10, 1886, military revolution
involving 5000 troops broke out in Madrid
and Instructions in other places. Many
skirmishes were fought and the kingdom
placed under military law.
During the next four years peace fell upon
the land, broken cnly by constant labor
riots and the shooting of strikers.
In 1891 an attempt at military revolution
at Barcelona came to grief. At Cadiz and
Bilboa bombs were exploded but the peo-
pie refused to come out"
The year 1892 was distinguished by fierce
rioting and fighting at Bi1boa, Barcelona
Madrid, Grenada, Valencia, Corunna and
other cities.
Troops were ordered to the Basque prov
inces in 1898 to prevent revolution, and
since then there has been no political rising
in Spain. That has been left for her colo
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