The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-23
Spain S Many
Troubled Years.

Queen Isabella, child 3 years old
succeeded to the Spanish throne In 1881
her father. Ferdinand VII. having
abolished the Saiic law. Her fathers
brother, Don Carlos. the next male
heir. protested and organized the first
Carllst rebellion. This civil war. stub
bornly and ferociously fought. lasted
until 1889, when the Basque provinces
surrendered and Charles " abdicated
in favor of his son. Don Carlos.
In 1910 the regent queen Christina
was driven from the country by a mil<
itary revolution, and General Espartero.
who had beaten Don Carlos. became res
gent
In 1S43 another revolution drove Es~
partero out and brought Queen Chris
tina back. Isabella was declared OF
age and married TO her cousin. Fran
els d'Assis, and her sister Maria to
Montpensier. heir to the French throne.
In 1884 a military insurreetien under
General O'Donnell forced the restora-
ton OF the constitution OF 1897.
In 1856 Madrid revolted. and the king
dom was declared in a state OF siege.
| In 1860 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 1866 and 1868. They
were each suppressed. but one was al
ways treading on the others, heels.
In September. 1868. a military Tevo-
luton against the throne, headed by
PrIm and Serrano, was successful. and
Queen Isabella fled to France with her
mother and children.
Several republican Instructions fol-
lowed rapidly against military rule.
which were suppressed with bloodshe4
| and cruelty.
A government by regency, with Ser
rano as the regent, was established
June 15 1869.
Nov. 49, 1870 Amadeus. a younger
son of Victor Emmanuel. was elected
ting. He reigned from Dec. 4, 1870. to
| Feb. H. 1873. resigning.
/ In 1872 a 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 tho
bloo6iest and most devastating civil
war.
June IS. 1873. the cortes proclaimed
republic. and Pi y Margall was chosen
president.
July salmeron succeeded Pi Mar
gall.
Sept. CASTELAR, succeeded Salmeron-
series of revolutionary movements
for cantonal sovereignty followed. and
! between the republican insurrections in
tho south and the Carlists in the north
castelar, resigned in January 1874, and
| the republic fell TO pieces.
| Serrano held the executive power ae
Madrid until Jan. 9. 1875. when Alfonso.
! one of TsabeIia's many children, was
proclaimed king by the armies OF the
center and north.
March /, 1876. Don Carlos ned to
France. and the kingdom. torn by ten
wears OF civil wars within civil wars
had peace for few weeks until the
Basque provinces revoited In Aprii.
IN 1ssa there was a revolt In the army
snreading from Barcelona to Carta.
gena.
d,scovered I'm the army and stamped
ont and half a dozen republican risings
came 10 nothing.
In 1885 there were serious riotsi Mad
rid widespread conspiracies by republics
ans were stamped out through Catalo-
MIA. a revolution was started In Carta-
| gena. and the king died. Spain was on
the verge of revolution.
Sept. 10, 1856. military revolution
involving 5000 troops broke out In Mad
rid and Instructions in other places.
Many skirmishes were fought, and the
kingdom was placed under military law:
During the next four years peace fell
upon the land. broken only by constant
labor riots and the shooting OF str1kerA
| In 1891 an attempt at military revoius
tion at Barcelona came 10 ene.. AZ
Cad,z and bilbao bombs were exploded
hut the people refused to ''come out"
The year 1892 was distinguished by
aerce rioting and lighting at Bilbao
| barcelona. Madrid. Granada. Valencia
Coruna and other cities.
Troops were ordered to the Baseuo
nrovinces ia 1898 TO prevent rovolutiona
| ana since then there has been no polit-
icaI rising in spain. That has ben lee