The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
TROUBLES OF SPAIN.
she Had n Lot OF Then Before the
War BeEaa-HeF ThrOas Has
Long Been shaEx.


of political troubles that began in 1908.
It was then that Ferdinand VII, a full
blOoded Bourbon, was overthrOwn by
Napoleon, who placed his brother, JO-
seph Bonaparte, on the throne Six
years later Ferdinand was restored by
the help Of the English. He reigned
until 1893, when he was succeeded by
his three-year-old daughter, Isabella
How Ferdinand's designing wife
brought about this break in the legiti-
mate line Of succession, and how It
was resented by Don Carlos, the law
ful heir to the throne, has already been
told In detail to the readers of the
Free Press. Out of this unwarranted
transfer Of the crown grew up the
party Of the Carlists, and the almost
unbrOken periods Of revolution inter
vening to the present.
In 1910 the queen regent, Isabella's
mother, was banished, and Gen. Is
partero, commander OF the Toyalist
army, became dictator ard afterwards
regent. Three years later a revOlu-
ton drove him out, and brought the
queen regent back. Though Isabella
was then but ID, it was sOlemnly de-
creed that she had reached her ma
ioritv, and she was united in marriage
with Francis d'Azzis, Of the house Of
Bourbon. AZ the same time occurred
an event that goes far toward &C
/ counting for the sympathy that Spain
enjoys with the royalists IN France
/ There was a double wedding. Maria,
/ the sister of Isabella, marrying the
1 duke Of MontPensier, a son OF Louis
/ Philippe and heir to the throne Of
| France. Their son was the count Of
| Paris, the French Pretender.
Peace obtained till 1854 when Gen
/ O'DOnneu started a revolution that
! compelled the cOrtes and the ministry
/ to proclaim a constitution that had
/ been adopted in 1897, but completely
/ ignored. In 1856 there was another
/ revolution caused by disaffection in
/ the army. For nearly year business
/ was suspended and Che entire kingdom
\ was under martial law. In 1860 the
\ Carlists made a futile effort to regain
\ the throne. Petty revolutions fol
} lowed each other thick and fast till
1865. when the movement led by Gen.
/ Prim and Marshal Serrano was sue
cessful. The queen, her mother and
3 her children fed to France, and Ser
rano became dictator. This continued
to November, 1870, when junta placed
/ Amadeus, son of Victor Emanuel and
brother of the king Of Italy, on the
/ throne In 1873, during the bloody
Z uprising of the CarIists, that lasted
/ four years. Amadeus abdicated to save
his life. The cOrtes proclaimed a re-
public that endured just II days, when
Nicholas SaImeron was made dictator
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| So DAYS. Then came Emilio CASTELAR,
to the head Of the government, who,
in a short time, abandoned the su-
/ preme purpose OF his life, declared the
Spaniards incapable of self-govern-
ment, dissolved the republic and
/ turned both civil and military authOrj-
ty over to SerranO, who, January 9,
1875, proclaimed as king Alfonso XII,
one Of the many irregular" children
I Of Isabella.
After the close Of the Carlist war,
I March I, 1876, there was comparative
peace to 1883, when there was revolt
extending from Barcelona to Cartha-
gena, involving great loss Of life. In
'84 came the military conspiracy at
Madrid, the dynasty having a narrow
/ escape, the same year being marked
( by half a dozen republican uprisiDgs.
I The entire country was on the verge
Of revolution when the king died and
the attention Of the people was di-
verified. Maria Dc Las Mercedes, the
oldest daughter of Alfonso XII, was
| proclaimed queen, with her mother as
/ regent, but xix months later Alfonso
XIII. was born, compelling the retire
/ ment Of his sister, but continuing the
/ regency. Revolutions and riots
marked 1891 and %, and in 90 in
ternal conditions had grown so bad
that Infauta Isabella, aunt Of the
! infant king, and having more influence
with the Spanish people than has any
/ other one person, was not permitted
! to visit the worlds fair. In 1894 there
broke out the violent revolution in the
Philippines, the ravages Of which have
not ceased even with the victory OF
Admiral Dewey. In 1925 began the
revolution in Cuba, one OF the most
justifable revolts against lOng-cOnt31-
| ued tyranny in all the worlds history
Il In this brief review It viii be seen
that Spain enjoys just as stable gov
eminent now as she has for the last
tyo-thjrds of a century. She has made
herself notorious chiefly for cOrrUp-
ton in civil. circles, gross misgOTern.
ment and barbarous brutality in war.
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