The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-04-28
CIVIL WARS IN SPAIN.
This Century's Record of Intestine
Broils.

who are mercilessy skinning the people
with other rings trying to get together, GUS
them, and do the skinning themselves
The result is an interminable series oil
civil wars which are like the war in Cuba
very little actual fighting, but innumer
able outrages and crimes committed in the
name of war.
1t would be tiresOme to prOtract the list o
these beyond the beginning of the present
century. The bare enumeration of those
in this century will give an adequate idea
of the history of the country for 400 years.
1SO1.-Charles w., weak, ignorant and
debauched man, upon the throne. His
Queen, Maria Louisa, OF Parma, became
fascinated by handsome private soldier
in her guards named Manuel Godoy, and
made him her accepted lover. She had
him rapidly advanced until he was Lieu
tenant General, Duke of Alcudia and
Prime Minister. He concluded a shameful
peace, by which Spain lost Santo Domingo.
Then Spain gave up Louisiana to France,
which sold it to us.
1S04.-Spain, with France, declared war
against England, and was miserably de-
| feated at Trafalgar, losing nearly her whole
| Navy.
180S.-A revolution compelled Charles w.
to abdicate in favor of his still more worth
less son, Ferdinand VII Both father and
son appealed to Napoleon, who deposed
| them both, and put his brother Joseph on
| the throne. England recognized Ferdi-
nand VII, and supported the instruction
| in Spain in his favor. For four years the
war went on with the French everywhere
victorious, and driving the insurgents and
| the English out of the country.
1S13.-NapoleOn'S failure in Russia gave
| the English fresh hopes, and they sue
ceeded in 1914 in driving the French out.
| 1814.-Ferdinand VII. assembled the
| throne, taking solemn oath to support a
| liberal constitution. But within few
| weeks he announced that the constitution
was annulled, the InquisitiOn restored,
| and other forms of despotism established.
| Florida was sold to the United States, and
| the attempts to conquer Mexico and
the South American States were miserable
failures.
182O.-An instruction broke out to COM
pei the King to restore the constitution,
abolish the Inquisiton, suppress the con-
vents, and govern by means of the Cortes.
The revolution was for awhile successful.
1S23.-The European powers decided to
restore order in Spain, and French army
of 100000 men was marched into the
country. The reformers were put down,
and some of their Generals hanged. The
King was restored, and prosecuted all the
liberals with great ferocity. Still, he was
not savage endugh,'to suit some of the
Reactionaries, and his brother, Don Carries,
started two separate wars to overthrow him
and seize the crown himself.
1S3O.-The King was induced by his
worthless Queen, Maria Christina, of
Naples. to abolish the Salic law, and desig
nate her daughter, afterward the infamous
Isabella H., as his successor.
1833.-The King died. and Don Carlos
Immediately started a war to secure the
throne. He was at first successful, but
Maria Christina got England and France to
allow her to obtain recruits from their
countries. She got 10000 volunteers from
England, with their help defeated the
Carlists, and secured the throne for her
daughter.
1s40-Revolt against the Cortes, which
was suppressed.
1842.-Revolt of the Church party against
the confiscation and sale of the immense
ecclesiastical possessions.
1843.-General instruction throughout
Spain. Maria Christina, the Queen Re-
gent, retired to France. She had the Gus
tomary penchant of Spanish Queens for
good-lookng men among the private sol
diers of the guards. Somewhat later she
publicly announced her marriage with one
of these-Munoz- whom she had
been living, and by whom she had in all 10
children.
18i3.-In October Isabella II. ascended
the throne and began her profigate career.
She frequently changed her lovers, and
each was for the time all-powerful in the
Government of the country.
185i.-Despotc acts, and the discovery
that the ex-Queen Maria Christina and |
Munoz had grabbed up wrongfuliy most |
important railroad concessions, and made |
themselves compulsory loan OF 1870, 900, 900 |
reals, or 81 100000, brought about a revo- |
luton.
1S56.-A general instruction, and the
Kingdom declared in state of siege.
1859.-War against Morocco, which was
the only successful foreign struggle Spain
had engaged in for centuries.
suppressed.
1861.-Attempt to re-assert Spanish
authority over SantO Domingo, which
failed after four years Of war"
1S6i-"War" against Peru and Chile
which lasted seven years, without any
particular fighting.
i835-Beginning OF instructions against
ISa bella III.
1S68.-The royal army defeated, and the
Queen dethroned. She fled to France,
with her lover, Marfori, who had been a
private in her guards. A Provisional Gov
eminent was established, with Marshal
Serrano at its head.
1869-Several Republican instructions
were suppressed with much bloodshed.
1870.-The Cortes voted decisively against
a Republic, and after series of bitter dis
SenSionS about the choice of a King
finally elected Prince Leopold of Hohen-
zollern- Sigmaringen, which precipitated
the Franco-Prussian war. Next Amadeus,
brother OF the King of Italy, was elected,
and ascended the throne. Gen. Prim,
who was mainly instrumental in bringing
this about was aSSaSsinated before the
King was crowned. Amadeus tried to rule
according to the constitution, but the utter
of all parties was too much
for him, and he abdicated in disgust in
1873.
1872.-The CarHsts broke out afresh, and
committed fearful atrocities.
1873.-The C0rteS Established Re-
-ublic. Three Presidents followed one
another inside Of a year. All sorts of in
SuTectiOnS broke out-SOme in favor of
"cantonal sovereignty" or States Rights,
as we should term it,; some in favor of the
Church and absolute despotism some in |
favor af apy old thir1p that noipbt occ,,r IN | /: