Chapter 8 Flashcards
(51 cards)
What contributed to Spain’s victory in the War for Independence?
the Duke of Wellington’s liberation of Madrid from French occupation, spanish gurillas working with british regulars, napoleon’s underestimation of the spanish troops, withdrawal of french troops, defeat of french army at Vitoria
Describe the results of Spain’s War for Independence.
final demise of spain as a major European power, independence movements in the americas, birth of spanish nationalism, spain breaking up into factions of conservatives and liberals
What is noteworthy about the reign of Fernando VII?
liberals thought that he was going to come back and implement their constitution, but he declared it null and jailed the liberals who fought the french, allowed the jesuits to come back and resume their hold on education
Who were the Carlists?
Untra-conservative extreme monarchists who believed that ferdinand was too soft on liberals, called for an end to the liberal infested army, exile of all progressives, abolition of public education and restoratin of the inquisition
The society of the exterminating angel
founded by a carlist bishop to oppose the constitution
What was the renaixenca and what brought it about?
Movement where their was a mix of spanish romanticism and Catalan national pride, brought about when a bank clerk published a poem in Catalan in a barceloana newspaper, a cultural rebirth, catalan has hostility towards Madrid
What contributed to the economic fragmentation of Spain in the 19th century?
spains strong regional identities and differences, unequal rates of economic growth durin modern times, no real national economy
May 2, 1808
mob in madrid rose against the French army and goya’s painting depicts women pulling French men from their horses
1812
constitution of 1812 produced
1814
fernando vii returns to spain, napoleonic wars
1820-1823
a liberal government ruled Spain after a military uprising in January 1820 by the lieutenant-colonel Rafael de Riego against the absolutist rule of King Ferdinand VII, military takes over and imposes constitution of 1812
1821
mexico declares independence
1833
the first carlist war, ferdinand dies
1868
queen isabel ii flees from spain
1898
the Spanish American war
napoleon
French military leader who lead the French into spain
el deseado- the desired one
Fernando vii, called so by the Spaniards bc they wanted him back
constitution of 1812
aka la pepa produced by the parliament of Cadiz when they convened at the church of San Felipe Nero, called for soerignty of the people, individual property rights, limiting of aristocratic and church power, uniform laws and a centralized governement, humbled the church and the crown without creating anything strong enough to replace them
liberal
word of Spanish origin, business acumen and commercial wealth mattered more than aristocratic privledge
duke of wellington
general Arthur Wellesley, british beneral sent to spain to aid Spanish resistance, liberated Madrid from french occupation
independence movements in the Americas
creoles declare independence, mexico, Venezuela, and argentina, assured independence by riego’s revolt
simon bolivar
creole and man of the enlightenment, studied in paris, called the george washington of south america for his jey role in the liberation of five countries: bolivia, peru, ecuador, venezuela, and colombia
jose de san martin
leader of liberation movements in Argentina, Chile and Peru
simon bolivar and jose de san martin
leaders of liberation movements in the americas
