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The Spanish War of Independence
- All Starts with the treaty of Fontainebleau (1807)
- Which allowed the French to
cross Spain in order to invade
Portugal
- But Napoleon took advantage and
invade some parts of Spain
- As a consequece Godoy,
tries to move the royal
Family to Sevilla to scape to
Latin America
- Godoy was Carlos IV's most important
minister, considered an "afrancesado"
- This provoked The Aranjuez
revolt in March 1808
- Carlos IV and his son Fernando VII
moved to Bayonne, they
rennounced to the Throne of
Spain, which Napoleon gave to his
brother
- Who was Joshep Bonaparte, also
known by the spanish people as
Pepe Botella
- He imposed the Bayonne constitution:
That included Enlightenment reforms, as
the equality, payment of taxes, abolished
the Spanish Inquisition.....
- But the Spanish
people didn't
support him
- So, the 2 of May of 1808 people in Madrid
rose up against the French ocuppation.
- The war starts
- In 1808 Spain won
some battles as
Bailén
- From 1808-1812 Napoleon
arrives to Spain, the
french ocuppied all
except Cadiz and the
Guerrilla Warfare began
- The central council moved to
Cadiz and formed the Cadiz
Cortes, that made in 1812 The
FIrst Spanish Constitution
- The constitution also known as La Pepa
wanted: Constitutional monarchy,Separation
of powers,Catholicism as the official
religion,liberty and freedom and a limited
male suffrage
- The constitution also known as La Pepa
wanted: Constitutional monarchy,Separation
of powers,Catholicism as the official
religion,liberty and freedom and a limited
male suffrage
- The central council moved to
Cadiz and formed the Cadiz
Cortes, that made in 1812 The
FIrst Spanish Constitution
- From 1812-1813 Spain allies
with Great Britain, led by the
Duke of Wellingtong.
- FInally Napoleon was defeated in 1813
and he signed the Treaty of Valençay
and Fernando VII became kinG
- This put and end to
- This put and end to
- In 1808 Spain won
some battles as
Bailén
- The war starts
- So, the 2 of May of 1808 people in Madrid
rose up against the French ocuppation.
- But the Spanish
people didn't
support him
- He imposed the Bayonne constitution:
That included Enlightenment reforms, as
the equality, payment of taxes, abolished
the Spanish Inquisition.....
- Who was Joshep Bonaparte, also
known by the spanish people as
Pepe Botella
- Carlos IV and his son Fernando VII
moved to Bayonne, they
rennounced to the Throne of
Spain, which Napoleon gave to his
brother
- Godoy was Carlos IV's most important
minister, considered an "afrancesado"
- As a consequece Godoy,
tries to move the royal
Family to Sevilla to scape to
Latin America
- But Napoleon took advantage and
invade some parts of Spain
- Which allowed the French to
cross Spain in order to invade
Portugal
- Had very devastating consequences
- Cities were destroyed
- Agriculture was abandoned
- Almost a million of people died
- Cities were destroyed
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