First Spanish Republic
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The Spanish Republic, historiographically referred to as the First Spanish Republic, was the political regime that existed in Spain from 11 February 1873 to 29 December 1874.
Allegory of the Spanish Republic, published in a satirical and liberal magazine
Engraving of the proclamation of the republic by Josep Lluís Pellicer, 1873.
Restoration (Spain)
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The Restoration or Bourbon Restoration was the period in Spanish history between the First Spanish Republic and the Second Spanish Republic from 1874 to 1931. It began on 29 December 1874, after a pro
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…Campos proclaimed Alfonso XII king of Spain in Sagunto, bringing an end to the Republic and initiating the period of Spanish history known as the Bourbon Restoration. King Amadeo I abdicated from the Spanish throne on 11 February 1873. His decision was mainly due to the constant difficulties he had to face during…
Portrait of King Alfonso XII. Oil on canvas by Enrique Estevan y Vicente (1889), Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain.
Portrait of King Alfonso XIII in uniform, displaying the badges of the Order of Santiago and Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand. Oil on canvas by Víctor Morelli Sánchez-Gil (1910), Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.
Photograph of General Miguel Primo de Rivera (March 1930). Berlin, Bundesarchiv, Germany.