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The reign of Isabella II of Spain
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Death of Fernanado VII
After the death of Fernando VII his wife, María Cristina de Borbón-Dos Sicilias assumed command with the support of the Liberals, on behalf of his daughter and future queen, Isabel II. -
Year in which she could begin to rule
In that year, Isabel II was declared of advanced age with only 13. Until this year her mother and General Baldomero were in charge of governing. -
Moderate decade
So called because during those ten years the conservative liberals of the Moderate Party held exclusive power thanks to the support of the Crown, without the progressive liberals having the slightest opportunity to access the government. -
Progressive Biennium
Which is the name by which the short period in the history of Spain between July 1854 and July 1856 is known, during which the Progressive Party tried to reform the political system of the reign of Isabel II, dominated by the Moderate Party since 1843, delving into the characteristics of the liberal regime, after the failure of moderate governments in the previous decade -
Governments of the Liberal Union
In 1856 the stage of the Progressive Biennium was concluded, and the third stage of the reign of Isabelle II, called the stage of the governments of the Liberal Union, which is characterized by the government of the Liberal Union, began. of General Leopoldo O'Donnell, minus a brief interregnum of governments of the Moderate Party between 1856 and 1858. O'Donnell's "long government" from 1858 to 1863 constituted the period of greatest political stability of the reign of Isabelle II. -
The final crisis of the reign of Elizabeth II
It constitutes the fourth and last period in which the reign of Isabella II of Spain is usually divided. It begins in March 1863 with the fall of the government of the Liberal Union of General Leopoldo O'Donnell and ends with the Revolution of 1868 that ended the Monarchy of Isabella II -who went into exile- and opened the new stage of history contemporary of Spain called Democratic Sexenio -
End of the reign of Isabella II of Spain
