A general election was held in Spain from 8 to 11 March 1871 to elect the members of the 1st Cortes under the Spanish Constitution of 1869, during the Democratic Sexennium period. 406 of 424 seats in
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Alejandro Mon 1872
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
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Antonio Cánovas del Castillo was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as prime minister and his overarching role as "architect" of the regime that ensued with the
Portrait of Cánovas (c. 1869)
Cartoon in El Motín depicting Cánovas and Sagasta on a see-saw whose fulcrum is an allegory of Spain
Assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo on 8 August 1897, Mondragón.