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    The reign of Alfonso XII of Spain began after the triumph of the Pronunciamiento de Sagunto of December 29, 1874, which put an end to the First Spanish...
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    Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo de Borbón y Borbón; 28 November 1857 – 25 November 1885)...
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    Alfonso XIII became king of Spain at the moment of his birth in May 1886 because his father, Alfonso XII, had died five months earlier. His mother, Maria...
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    resurgence of conservative politics and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. King Alfonso XII successfully restored stability after years of political...
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    (101). Beck, Earl R. (1979). A Time of triumph and of sorrow : spanish politics during the reign of Alfonso XII : 1874–1885. Southern Illinois University...
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    abdication by the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic, which was replaced after a 1874 coup by the reign of Alfonso XII, bringing the Bourbon dynasty...
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    The Ministry of Justice (MJUS) was the department of the Government of Spain responsible for preparing and carrying out the government policy in order...
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    of Spain from his birth until 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He became a monarch at birth as his father, Alfonso XII...
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    convent of San Pietro in Montorio was inaugurated in 1881, during the reign of Alfonso XII, when its director was José Casado del Alisal, who had succeeded...
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    tradition of country clubs as a pillar of social life. This began during the reign of Alfonso XII and was consolidated during the reign of his son and...
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    General Military Academy (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from June 2014)
    founded under the reign of Alfonso XII, on February 20, 1882. The first training center was located in Alcázar de Toledo. The first head of the Academy was...
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    of Orléans (24 June 1860 – 26 June 1878) was Queen of Spain as the first wife of King Alfonso XII. She was born in Madrid, the daughter of Antoine of...
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  • This is a list of Spanish regents, a regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state (ruling or not) because...
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    was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1492 during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, against...
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    years of his reign. These and other wars and difficulties in maintaining the vast Spanish Empire led to four bankruptcies during Philip's reign. Signs...
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    of the municipality was administratively part of the Aridane Valley. In 1837, under the reign of Alfonso XII, the municipality obtained the title of City...
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    Eduardo Marquina (category Spanish people of the Spanish Civil War (National faction))
    wrote lyrics for the Spanish anthem Marcha Real, used during the reign of Alfonso XII. The Nail (1944) Thirsty Land (1945) "Eduardo Marquina - letra G"...
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    inaugurated on April 29, 1875, during the reign of Alfonso XII. Dr Pedro González de Velasco promoted his project of a museum of Anatomy and assembled the early...
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    discussed by historians. The legend of St. James gained support during the reign of Alfonso II. The period was marked by Alfonso II's reaching out to Charlemagne...
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    the pact of El Pardo (November 24, 1885, in the face of the possibility that a political crisis would break out on the death of Alfonso XII) the agreement...
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    Christians intensified, led by the Castilians under Alfonso VI, culminating with the capture of Toledo in 1085. The Almoravid empire intervened and repelled...
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    extending their privileges at the expense of royal power. The demands of the nobles increased in the reign of Alfonso III, who was forced to confirm to them...
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    Gallaecia (category History of Galicia (Spain))
    time, bishops of Gallaecia attended the Council of Frankfurt in 794. During his residence in Aachen, he received embassies from Alfonso II of Gallaecia,...
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    Maria Christina of Austria was regent of Spain from the death of her husband, Alfonso XII, in November 1885 until their son, Alfonso XIII, turned sixteen...
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    Converso (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024)
    left of the community they were leaving and that which they were joining. Both Christians and Jews called them tornadizo (renegade). James I, Alfonso X and...
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    part of government in the reign of Charles IV, for example, François Cabarrus, former head of finance and Mariano Luis de Urquijo, Secretary of State...
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    continued to reign from 1814 to 1868 (following the restoration of Ferdinand VII), from 1874 to 1931, and since 1975. The last few years of the rule of the mentally...
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    Francisco de Ceballos y Vargas (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic)
    government of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, under the reign of Alfonso XII. In addition, he was a member of the Conservative Party. Francisco de Ceballos y...
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    history of modern Spain (Manchester University Press, 1978) Herranz-Loncán, Alfonso. Railroad Impact in Backward Economies: Spain, 1850-1913," Journal of Economic...
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    back to the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella. Their reign was called by W.H. Prescott "the most glorious epoch in the annals of Spain". Spain was formed...
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