The first Republic in Spain lasted only eleven months from 1873 to 1874. It was a very unstable period with four different presidents. Some cities declared independence in a movement known as the "revolution cantonal". This instability led General Martinez Campos to restore the monarchy, making Alfonso XII the new king. Alfonso XIII later became king in 1902 when he was just one year old after his father's death, and his mother Maria Cristina served as regent queen during another time of unrest, which included the loss of Spanish colonies and wars in Africa.
2. The first Republic
After Amadeo the first ,the first republic
was proclaimed.
It was a period of instability:
It only lasted eleven months.
The republic had four presidents.
“revolution cantonal” took place.It
means that some cities considered
them self independence and smalls
countries.
3. Due to these problems General Martinez
Campos resorted Monarchy. The king would be
Alfonso Xll.
4. Alfonso XIII
Alfonso XIII was born one year after his
father AlfonsoXII had died. So, he was a
posthumous son .
AlonsoXIII became king in 1902. His mother
Maria Cristina became a regent queen.
It was a period of inestability, because:
The disaster of 1898 where Spain lost
the colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico and
Philipines.
6. *War in Africa. The colonies of
north Africa wanted to be indepent
from Spain and France.
* Tragic week in Barcelona. The
soldiers that were sent to the war
in Africa protested and led a
bloody uprising, where many
people die.
The working class were still veru
poor. (specially peasants and
factory workers).
8. General Primo de Rivera organised
a coup. A coup is a group of
soldiers that “steal” the power to
the people and became the
leaders without having being
voted.
And primo de Rivera was a
dictator from 1923 to 1930.Alfonso
Xlll suported him.
10. Primo de Rivera was unable
to solve this problems of
Spain so Alfonso Xlll became
king again in 1930.
11. In 1931 general elections
took place and the suppoters
of the republic won them.
12. Then the second republic was
proclamed.
This is the flat of the second
republic.