The Spanish Constitution of 1856 was also known as the "unborn (no nata)", a Republican attempt at reform because although it was passed by parliament, it was never implemented due to the "counterrevolutionary coup" of General
Leopoldo O'Donnell
Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duke of Tetuán, GE (12 January 1809 – 5 November 1867), was a Spanish general and Grandee who was Prime Minister of Spain on several occasions.
Early life
He was born at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canar ...
that ended the progressive regime.
As a consequence of enacting an ''illegal constitution''
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II ( es, Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), was Queen of Spain from 29 September 1833 until 30 September 1868.
Shortly before her birth, the King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a Pragmatic Sanction to ensure the successi ...
decreed the closure of the constituent assembly elected in 1854. The document was therefore officially declared merely a ''failed draft project'' although technically it was a valid constitution.
It is important as it collected together the ideas of progressive liberal ideology and anticipated some of the ideas developed later by the
Spanish Constitution of 1869
The Spanish Constitution of 1869 ( es, Constitucion Española), enacted on 1 June 1869, was the sixth constitution of the constitutions of Spain to emerge from the turbulent period in Spanish history of 1814-1873.
The constitution was adopted by ...
which ended the autocratic regime of Isabella and put the more democratic
Amadeo I of Spain on the throne.
Constitutions of Spain
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