The Second Carlist War, or the War of the Matiners (

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for "early-risers," so-called from the harassing action that took place at the earliest hours of the morning), was a

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occurring in

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. Some historians consider it a direct Catalan revolt against Madrid, fought primarily in

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by the

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under General Ramón Cabrera against the forces of the government of

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. The uprising began in September 1846 and continued until May 1849, spreading to

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. Theoretically, the war was fought to facilitate the marriage of Isabella II with the Carlist pretender, Carlos de Borbón (or ''Carlos VI''), which was supported by some ''doctrinaire'' elements from the

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and by the Carlists. The marriage never took place, as Isabella II was wed to Francisco de Borbón. The conflict was rather minor in the Basque Country in the Basque context, a central focus of Carlist uprisings, it was non-existent, so "Second Carlist War" invariably refers to the Third Carlist War. It coincided with the democratic

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, when Maria Christina revoked the constitution of Ramón de Narváez. Narváez himself led the counterattack against the revolt in Galicia while Fernando de Córdova, captain-general of Catalonia, put down the isolated rebel cells in that region by early 1849. In June of that year, amnesty was granted to the Carlists and those who had fled returned. The war caused between 3,000 and 10,000 casualties.Nineteenth Century Death Tolls
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