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4. Why was the Cuban war so negative for the September Revolution?The government had to send Spanish troops to Cuba and it also had to

abandon two important promises that the Revolution had brought; those

promises were the abolition of conscription and of food taxes.

5. What were the most important democratic conquests of theConstitution of 1869?

They were: universal suffrage, the jury system, and the recognition of

freedom of religion.

6. What was the main problem that the Republican Government had toface?

The Republican Government had to face the renewal of the Carlist war in

the north and it failed to re-establish the harmony of the liberal family.

7. Although the Glorious Revolution was a political failure, the authorasserts that it was really important. Why?

The Constitution of 1869 meant a challenge for the Catholic monarchy.

Because the Glorious Revolution meant the consolidation of liberal and

progressive ideas in the late nineteenth century, as Romanones said itcould never, never be reversed. Those wereunquestionable facts.

8. How and when was the monarchy restored? Did Canovas agree withthe way it was done? Why?

Serrano restored the monarchy by a classic pronunciamiento at Sagunto in

December 1974. Antonio Cnovas de Castillo did not agree with it because

he wanted a civilian restoration by an organized party.

3. What is the meaning of the underlined words given in the text?

1. Genuinely, adv. Genuinamente.2. Fell apart: v. Rompi.3. Statement: n. declaracin.4. Stave off: v. prevenir.5. Relapse: n. recada.6. Rewards: n.pl. premios.7. Party rivalry: rivalidad entre partidos8.Neglect: n. abandono, descuido, negligencia.

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9. Creoles: n.pl. Criollos.10.Grant of autonomy: n. Cesin de autonoma.11.Entailed the dispatch: conllev el envo.12.Conscription: n. reclutamiento.13.Taxes: n. pl. impuestos.14.Freedom of religion: libertad religiosa15.Uprising: n. levantamiento.16.Suppressed: v. reprimida.17.Zealots: n.pl. fanticos.18.Restrain: v. sujetar.19.Constituent Cortes: n. Cortes Constituyentes.