FROM ISABEL II TO THE FIRST REPUBLIC

Isabel II's reign was such a period of

inestability that she had to escape to France in 1868

where she died in 1904.

Her government was so weak that General Juan Prim sent her to

exile.

After Isabel II's exile nobody wanted to rule Spain, until a new king was found: Amadeo I

from Saboya.

Amadeo I was the first king to be voted by the Parliament (remember that Spain was organized

as a Parliamentary Monarchy).

Amadeo I was from Italy and he did not want to be king, although he accepted in 1870. He did not want to be king because there were many problems in Spain:

1. The colony of Cuba wanted to be independent.

2. Uprisings by Carlists in Cataluña and País Vasco.

3. Uprisings by Republicans. They wanted Spain to be a Republic and not a Monarchy.

In a Monarchy, there is a King and there is a President of Government.

Mariano RajoyFelipe VI

In a Republic, there is not any King. There is a President of the Republic and a President of

Government (or Prime Minister).

Edouard Philippe

Emmanuel Macron

4. The Catholic Church did not like him as he confiscated its lands and properties. After that, the government sold

them. This was called DESAMORTIZACIÓN.

5. Amadeo was unpopular among people. They considered him a foreigner with a

poor Spanish command.

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5. Amadeo was unpopular among people. They considered him a foreigner with a

poor Spanish command.

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6. His supporter General Juan Prim was assassinated.

Due to these reasons, Amadeo I returned to Italy in 1873.

THE FIRST REPUBLIC IN SPAIN (1873-1874)

Under Isabel II's reign Under the First Republic

After the Spanish Constitution of 1978

EVOLUTION OF THE SHIELD IN THE FLAG

When Amadeo I returned to Italy, the First Republic was proclaimed in Spain.

1. It was a period of great social and economic problems.

2. It only lasted eleven months.

3. There were four presidents in only eleven months.

Figueras Francisco Pi y Margall

Salmerón Castelar

4. Some cities in Spain considered themselves as “small countries”. This is called Revolución

Cantonal.

For example, Cádiz and Sevilla became “cantones independientes”. The problem is that some cities like

San Fernando or Algeciras became independent from Cádiz. And this happened in several places.

In December, 1874 General Martínez Campos restored the monarchy from Bourbons. The

next king would be Alfonso XII.