Trienio Liberal
The economy rise stopped after the Peninsular War. Santomera obtained an own town council along with the Spanish Constitution of 1812. The independence from Murcia municipality ceased when the absolutist king Ferdinand VII reached the throne. During the Trienio Liberal (1820-1823), Santomera was liberated from Murcia again, but became part of Murcia again after this period. There was another own municipality period from 1836 to 1848.