Europe during these years. In 1920‚ Spain was a constitutional monarchy. The king was Alfonso XIII. However‚ the government was inefficient and corrupt. In 1921‚ an army was sent to Spanish Morocco to put down a rebellion. It was massacred but this defeat seemed to emphasise just how corrupt and incompetent Spain’s leadership was. In 1923‚ Spain experienced a bloodless coup when Alfonso agreed that General Primo de Rivera should take control of Spain. He ruled as a military dictator until
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conservative small holders‚ Catholics‚ and allies of landowners. Then also came the movement of ‘regenerationism’ as a reaction against the local political corruption (such as rigged elections)‚ the followers of which sought to restore justice to Spain. Then in 1921 came a military defeat in Morocco‚ which cost the Spanish forces
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Years War‚ between 1868-1878‚ the Cubans fought against Spanish rule in their country. Rebellion broke out around the island‚ and the rebels joined under a united leader‚ Carlos de Cespedes‚ a wealthy planter‚ who proclaimed independence from Spain. Nearly 200‚000 lives were lost‚ until the Treaty of El Zanjun was signed. This
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Francisco Franco was a general and authoritarian leader‚ who governed Spain from 1939 to 1975. He came to power shortly after the start of the Spanish Civil War. In that war‚ he led the rebel Nationalist Army to victory over the Loyalist forces. After the war ended in 1939‚ Franco held complete control of Spain. His regime was similar to a Fascist dictatorship. He carried out the functions of chief of state‚ prime minister‚ commander in chief‚ and leader of the Falange‚ the only permitted political
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(Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol]; Royal Madrid Football Club)‚ commonly known as Real Madrid‚ is a professional football club based in Madrid‚ Spain. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club‚ has traditionally worn a white home kit since. The word Real is Spanish for royal and was bestowed to the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 together with the royal crown in the emblem. The team has played its home matches in the 85‚454-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since
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After winning the civil war‚ Franco had the Spanish Parliament dissolved. He then established a dictatorship and was de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain. His official posts were that of Head of State and Head of Government as the Caudillo (The Leader) and Prime Minister respectively. Franco went on to rule Spain for nearly forty years.[2] He was able to hold on to power by playing off the diverse political factions of the state against one another and through his control over
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called the piloncito‚ appeared next. On its flat base was an embossed inscription‚ which some scholars say is the character Ma‚ or the letter M‚ in the ancient Tagalog script. With the Spaniards‚ who arrived in the early 16th century‚ came the coins of Spain and Mexico. Local currency took in the minted cobs of various polygonal shapes‚ known locally as hilis kalamay‚ the round- milled coins that bore portraits of Spanish monarchs‚ and the beautiful Mexican silver Pillar Dollar‚ or Dos Mundos‚ which were
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AGRARIAN REFORM (Concept‚ Aspects‚ Evolution of Philippine Agrarian Structure‚ Present Agrarian Problems) REYES‚ Antonette | NORIEGA‚ Stella | ALFONSO‚ Joyce Kristin AGRARIAN REFORM • refers to a broad program to improve not only the productivity‚ but also the income levels of the agrarian sector‚ to generate and expand employment‚ and reduce poverty in the countryside • human relations pertaining to land LAND REFORM • an integrated set of measures designed to eliminate obstacles to economic
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against the government to fight for equality‚ but ended up causing a greater problem‚ a civil war for Spain. The church was stripped from economic and temporal power‚ leaving a loss of Spanish identity to the citizens struggling through the issues of property‚ religion‚ and tradition. Tension between anticlericalism and Catholicism became noticed‚ and caused riots and disorder through the country of Spain. The separation of the church and State(religion)‚ combined with the distribution of land for equality(economics)
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of Manila. Narcisa - Antonino’s wife - Rizal’s parents were living in her house when they had been forcibly ejected from their home. Becerra and Maura - liberal Spanish statesmen Queen Regent Maria Cristina - ruler of Spain during the minority of Alfonso XIII. RIZAL’S EULOGY TO PANGANIBAN Jose Ma. Panganiban - his talented co-worker in the Propaganda Movement ‚ died in Barcelona on August 19‚ 1890 after a lingering illness. ABORTED DUEL WITH ANTONIO LUNA Towards the
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