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What did the 1807 Treaty of Fontainbleau allow for?
It allowed for French troops to enter Spain.
Who was King Carlos IV's son?
Crown Prince Fernando
What did Prince Fernando think about Godoy's government? What did he do about it?
He opposed it. Him and his supporters conspired against his father and Godoy.
What happened after the Revolt of Aranjuez?
Carlos IV ceded his power to Fernando VII, Napoleon pressured Fernando VII to return the crown to his father, and then forced Carlos to cede to Napoleon.
What marked the beginning of the Spanish Was of Independence?
A failed uprising in Madrird against French troops on 2 May 1808.
What was the central council?
A body that led the defense counsils and represented the absent Fernando VII.
What happened at the Battle of Arapiles?
The british army entered Spain from Portugal and defeated the French.
What did the patriots believe about Spanish government after the war?
They wanted to expel the French army and restore Fernando Vll to the throne.
What did the Enligtened afrancesados believe about the Spanish government after the wat?
They supported the rule of Jospeh Bonaparte.
What happened at the end of the war?
The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Valençay in 1813 and Fernando VII was restored to the throne.
What is guerrila warfare?
small, independent groups of civilians who attack enemy troops by suprise.
What was the Central council replaced by and where they convene?
The Regency Council, who convened in Cádiz.
How many deputies were part of the Cádiz Cortes?
THere were 223 deputies, some who were influenced by the ideas of Enlightened thinkginers, and some who wanted a return to absolute Monarcy.
What was a constitutianl monarchy?
A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises authority in accordance with a constitution.
What was universal manhood suffrage?
a form of voting rights in which all men within a political system are allowed to vote, regardless of income, property, religion, race, etc
How was the power seperated in the constitution?
It was seperatd between the executive (the monarch), the legislature (the monarch and the Cortes) and the judiciary (the courts of justice).
