A general election was held in Spain from 2 to 5 April 1872 to elect the members of the 2nd Cortes under the Spanish Constitution of 1869, during the Democratic Sexennium period. 406 of 424 seats in t
Francesc Pi i Margall was a Spanish federalist and republican politician and theorist who served as president of the short-lived First Spanish Republic in 1873. He was also a historian, philosopher, r
Pi in 1869
Francesc Pi i Margall
Pi proclaimed president. Drawing by Daniel Vierge. Engraving by Amédée Daudenarde.