4. Spain and Portugal from the Age of Revolution to Institutionalised Oligarchic Liberalism: Colonial Crisis, Political Instability, and Failed ‘Regeneration’ Flashcards
What is Pronunciamiento?
Form of military rebellion or politicisation of the army (usually specific to Spain after 1820), often in the form of a manifesto.
What is Desamortización?
‘to disentail’ - Liberal Spanish government seized land and sold it, including from Catholic Church, in an effort to reform the Antiguo Régimen from the late 18th century to the early 20th century.
Define Oligarchy
When a small group of the elite rule over the majority population.
What is Caciquismo?
People who would manipulate elections in the Turno de Partido.
What is Anarchism?
A political system where no government or state rules over the population. They advocate voluntary organisation and direct action.
What is National Regionalism (catalonia)?
Political movement or ideology which aims to give a region more power in relation to the central government or establish an independent state altogether. [In Catalonia this was originally a cultural nationalism e.g. retaining language tradition]
When was the third of the revolutions in the Spanish cycle of liberal revolutions?
1868-74
When was the First Republic in Spain?
1873-74
When was the Spanish- American war?
1898
When was the Primo de Rivera Coup?
1923
Who was Miguel Primo de Rivera?
General captain of Catalonia who lead a coup against the democratic government in 1923 and dissolved the Spanish parliament, imposing a military dictatorship until 1930.
Who was Isabel of Spain?
Queen of Spain (1833-1868) who reigned in a constitutional, but unconsolidated monarchy, and was deposed from the throne in the Revolution of 1868.
Who was Teófilo Braga?
A writer who became Portuguese president of a provisional government in 1910 (until 1911)
When was the Portuguese nineteenth-century colonial crisis in Africa (only decades)?
1880s-90s
When was Portugal’s transition from monarchy to republic?
1910
