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own juntas. These did not recognize the authority of either the central junta or the regency and so did not send representatives although many other regions in America did. The Regency made the decision to have the Americans elect representatives from their regions to attend the Cortes. Since part of Spanish America was in open revolt, this question of representatives from those regions was fraught. It was argued that the process was illegal, but the Regency decided it was better to have some American representation than none at all. The Regency set electoral procedures for delegates and the number of seats from each region. There were to be 30 representatives from Spanish America: 15 from northern Spanish America plus the Philippines (which was under the administrative jurisdiction of
344:, argued for the convocation of a general Cortes. Jovellanos sought precedents in Spanish history for earlier forms of constitutionalism and found them in the Visigoths. Jovellanos rejected the notion that the Cortes could fundamentally change "the essence of our ancient constitution," and was concerned that sweeping changes would open Spain to the dangers of democracy and despotism. However, he did argue for the independence of the executive, the judiciary, and the legislature, but also argued for a bicameral legislature that would have an upper house reserved for the aristocracy. He advocated voting rights based on "qualities of property, rank, and education," to limit democracy. 111: 127: 387: 22: 308: 260: 181:, who was crowned in July 1808. Napoleon thought that a reformist regime would be welcomed by the Spanish people, but they chose loyalty to Ferdinand VII. In order to further shore up French dominance and implement structural changes, Napoleon brought together as many aristocrats as possible to Bayonne, where they ratified "the first written constitution of the Spanish-speaking world." This document is variously called the 452:, and during the 19th century, it served as a model for liberal constitutions of Latin nations. The national assembly created a unitary state with equal laws across the Spanish Empire. The principal aim of the new constitution was the prevention of arbitrary and corrupt royal rule; it provided for a limited monarchy that governed through ministers subject to parliamentary control. It established that the 1066: 330:) of Cádiz influenced discussions in the Cortes. The consulado attempted to maintain their trade advantages. The Americans wanted freer trade, but the Cortes's location gave the large merchant houses power. In Cádiz, pressures grew to send Spanish troops to quell rebellions in Spanish America, which alarmed Great Britain, now Cádiz's ally against the French in the 280:: Guatemala, 2; Cuba, 2; the Philippines, 2; Santo Domingo and Puerto Rico, 1; Spanish South America got 15: Peru, 5; Santa Fé, 3; Buenos Aires, 3; Venezuela, 2; and Chile, 2. Those eligible to serve were to be at least 25 years old and from the place they would represent. Not made explicit was that only males were eligible to serve. 177:(2 May) 1808, Napoleon forced Ferdinand to abdicate the throne in favor of his father, who had abdicated under pressure. Because Charles hated his son so much that he did not want him to be his heir, he then abdicated in favor of Napoleon himself. Napoleon turned over the throne of Spain to his older brother 271:
dissolved itself on 29 January 1810 and set up a five-person Regency, charged with convening the Cortes. The Regency drew up a list of American-born Spaniards already present in Spain. By the time the delegates were to be chosen, some of Spain's American territories had successfully established their
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on 25 September 1808. Serving as surrogate for the absent royal government, it called for representatives from local provinces and overseas territories to meet in an "Extraordinary and General Cortes of the Spanish Nation." It was so called because it would be both the legislative body for the empire
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In its first session, the Cortes promulgated the proposition that it, rather than the king, was the national sovereign since it represented the people. Then, the national assembly divided the government into legislative, executive and judiciary branches. Given the contingencies of war that resulted
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to be sacked; and then Charles IV himself was forced to abdicate under pressure. French armies were occupying Portugal and Spain, with some 50,000 in the capital Madrid, so that whoever was on the throne of Spain, the monarch had to contend with French troops. Napoleon saw the opportunity to bring
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The national assembly restructured the government while prosecuting a war in Spain and maintaining control overseas. Once deliberations started, the delegates split into liberal and conservative factions. Conservative Spaniards saw the Cortes at Cádiz as, at best, an interim solution until "the
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For Hispanic America, , the Creoles claimed that their political connection was with the Castilian monarchy, not the Spanish nation, and that the throne being vacant, they had recovered their sovereignty. The new sovereign entities, which considered themselves heirs to the sovereignty of the
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Spain's American colonies took advantage of the postwar chaos to proclaim their independence. Most established republican governments. The fact that the Constitution was considered too liberal by the conservative elements in the colonies only precipitated their decision to join the effort for
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When the Cortes convened for the first time on 24 September 1810, 104 deputies were present, 30 representing overseas territories (interim delegates who were living in Spain at the time of the French invasion). Only one of the 36 American deputies arrived in time for the opening session,
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have the sovereignty of all kingdoms of the Monarchy of Spain (including those of the Crown of Castile in the Americas) and proclaimed the extinction of the system of kingdoms and provinces of Spain and the Indies. The majority of the
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A revolutionary document, the Spanish Constitution of 1812 marked the initiation of the Spanish tradition of liberalism, and when Fernando VII was restored to the throne in 1814, he refused to recognize it. He dismissed the
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Napoleon's armies invaded Portugal (1807) and then Spain (1808), upending the Bourbon monarchy. At the time of the invasion, Charles IV had been at serious odds with his son and heir Ferdinand VII. In March 1808, the
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had aided Jovellanos in his research into the precedents for Spanish constitutionalism. But his influence on Spanish America's view of the Cortes was considerable, since he had founded a review in London called
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constitution, and, more important, to effect reconciliation between the insurgent juntas in America and Spain." He was deeply sympathetic to the Americans, publishing letters from Mexican elite
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and distributed by British firms with trade in Spanish America. It became highly influential in Spanish America. The aim of the publication was to "assist the Cortes frame a
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The French inflicted large losses on the Spanish, took control of southern Spain and forced the government to retreat to Cádiz, its last available redoubt on Spanish soil.
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Castilian crown, the sovereign bodies considered representative of the cities, and the provinces, or Latin American States, rejected decisions made without their consent.
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leaders or local civilian groups. Convinced that unity was needed to co-ordinate efforts against the French and to deal with British aid, several provincial juntas, in
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would meet annually in the capital. The constitution maintained that suffrage was not to be determined by property qualifications, and it favoured the position of the
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down the dysfunctional and weak Bourbon monarchy by pitting father and son against each other further, to his own advantage. He invited Ferdinand VII to
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The fact that the Cortes was located in Cádiz, the most important port for trade with the Americas, meant that the powerful merchant guild (
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Its first regulation includes one of the first examples of a seasonally adjusted schedule, a practice which led to the adoption of
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of Spanish America rejected the pretensions of the Spaniards and assumed the sovereignty of the former American kingdoms of the
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for it. By the beginning of 1810, the forces under the Junta's command had suffered serious military reverses at the battles of
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Fundamentos intelectuales y políticos de las independencias: Notas para una nueva historia intelectual de Iberoamérica
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appeared as the underground opposition to the French-imposed government. They were established by army commanders,
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remained under the Spanish flag in the Americas, with the Philippines and Guam also under Spanish rule in Asia.
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Desired One", as Fernando VII was called by his supporters, could be restored to the throne. Most
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was denounced by one delegate to the Cortes as "an enemy of his country worse than Napoleon."
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The First America: The Spanish Monarchy, Creole Patriots, and the Liberal State, 1492–1867
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Response to Revolution. Imperial Spain and the Spanish American Revolutions, 1810–1840
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The Cortes of Cádiz was seen then, and by historians today, as a major step towards
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Oath of the Cortes of Cádiz in the main parish church of San Fernando, the work of
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The product of the Cortes' deliberations reflected the liberals' dominance. The
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Las Cortes de Cádiz frente a la emancipaciónóó hispanoamericana, 1808–1814
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Los diputados americanos en las Cortes de Cádiz: Igualdad o independencia
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La Constitución de Cádiz y su influencia en América (175 años, 1812–1987)
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denied people of African ancestry political rights and representation.
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independence from Spain. When Ferdinand was restored to the throne in
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in the new parliament since there was no special provision for the
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and Spanish America. The liberal Cortes drafted and ratified the
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1810–1814 revival of the traditional Spanish parliament (cortes)
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The General and Extraordinary Cortes that met in the port of
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The declaration of the Constitution of 1812, the work of
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La cuestión nacional americana en la Cortes de Cádiz
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Monument in Cádiz
1812 constitution
cortes
parliament
Cádiz
legitimacy
sovereignty
French invasion
Napoleonic Wars
Ferdinand VII
Charles IV
Spanish Empire
Spanish America
Philippines
liberalism
history of Spain
Spanish Constitution of 1812

José Casado del Alisal
Congress of Deputies

Real Teatro de las Cortes
Spanish Constitution of 1812
Peninsular War
Tumult of Aranjuez
Manuel Godoy
Bayonne
María Luisa
Dos de Mayo Uprising

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