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The ''Sexenio Revolucionario'' or ''Sexenio Democrático'' ("six revolutionary/democratic years") is a period of six years between 1868 and 1874 in the
The ''Sexenio Revolucionario'' or ''Sexenio Democrático'' ("six revolutionary/democratic years") is a period of six years between 1868 and 1874 in the history of Spain
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The ''Sexenio Democrático'' starts on 30 September 1868 with the overthrow of Queen Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II (, María Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904) was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain.
Isabella wa ...
after the Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1688, was the deposition of James II and VII, James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II, Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange ...
, and ends on 29 December 1874 with the Bourbon Restoration, when Isabella's son Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo de Borbón y Borbón; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as ''El Pacificador'' (Spanish: the Peacemaker), was King of Spain from 29 D ...
became King after a coup d'état by Arsenio Martínez-Campos.
The sexenio spawned the most progressive 19th-century Spanish constitution, the 1869 Constitution, the one dedicating the most space to the rights of the Spanish citizens.
Three phases can be distinguished in ''Sexenio Democrático'':
* The Provisional Government (1868–1871) of the Kingdom of Spain
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(September 1868 – January 1871)
* The rule of King Amadeo I of Spain over the Kingdom of Spain (January 1871 – February 1873)
* The First Spanish Republic (February 1873 – December 1874)
The ''Sexenio Democrático'' was a politically very unstable period.
See also
*Trienio Liberal
The , () or Three Liberal Years, was a period of three years in Spain between 1820 and 1823 when a liberal government ruled Spain after a military uprising in January 1820 by the lieutenant-colonel Rafael del Riego against the absolutist rule ...
* Bienio progresista
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