General elections to the

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were held in

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on the 15 January 1869. At stake were all 352 seats in the

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, plus 11 Puerto Rican and 18

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n additional seats.

History

The 1869 elections were the first ones after the Glorious Revolution of 1869, and also the first ones in the

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Results

References

CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS - HISTORICO DE DIPUTADOS 1810-1977

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