proggressive biennium + lib-mod alternation in power

Question 1

when

Answer 1

54-56

Question 2

context progressive biennium

Answer 2

• newcortes = draft new constitution 1856
• non nata =never implement
• GOAL of legislation of biennium = business expansion (open up,corporate laws)

Question 3

sucesos biennium

54-56

Answer 3

1. Madozs disentailment 1855
2. Railroad General Law 1855
3. End of progressive biennium

Question 4

MADOZ DISENTAILMENT

Answer 4

• Finance Minister = MADOZ issues
• law disentail any collective property (municipal lands mostly)
• sell collective lands = for private owners benefit / rural people fucked up
• benefits = railroad investments = promote commerce / industry

Question 5

RAILROAD GENERAL LAW

Answer 5

1855
- LAW : no taxes imported materials //companies right of exprop
- **Spain slow to install railroad vs western :
1. lack private capital
2. technological backwardness
3. politically unstable
4. orography challenging
- LAWS GOAL** = attract investments : foreign inv
-** THANKS to the law **
1. FR/GB companies created companies
2. inner commerce raised
3. not help industrialization = long term = COSTLY

Question 6

End of progressive biennium

Answer 6

1856
- danger of popular revolt : riots for food in towns
- growing tension
- **O’DONNELS PRONUNCIAMIENTO **= Espartero resigns = Isa makes ODONNEL = head of government

Question 7

Liberal union and moderates alternation in power
12 years

6

Answer 7

1856-1868
1. shared power : narvaez-odonnel
2. odonnel reinstal 1845 mod const
3. rigged elections =
minority of prog/ultraconservatives win seats congress
4. Economic development = consensus/reconciliation groups w system
5. economic growth 50’s
6. deep economical crisis 1866

Question 8

deep crisis of 1866

Answer 8

• social unrest = social demands
  political participation //Isabel bad reputation
• subsistence crisis: a lot of taxes but less spending in public
• lower classes stir

Question 9

END OF ISABELINE PERIOD

1866

Answer 9

1. revolution VS** borbon dynasty** = succesful
   urban bourgoisie+centrists/leftists = opposition
2. Democratization of Spain
3. Ostende Treaty in 1866
4. 1868 = La GLORIOSA

Question 10

OSTENDE TREATY

Answer 10

1866
END OF ISABELS REIGN
General Prim(PROG) + Serrano (DEMOC)