Spain+1920-1930

Spain 1920-1930

1920-Spain is a constitutional monarchy with king Alfonso XIII on the throne. King Alfonso denounced the parli amentary system in Spain 1921-The Spanish army was sent to Morocco to stop a rebellion but was defeated 1923-Alfonso handed over control on Spain to General Primo de Rivera, where he rules as a military dictator until 1930. 1925-Rivera ends the Morocco rebellion 1927- Foreign trade up 300% 1927-National assembly is formed 1929-New constitution is written 1930-Industry is tripled since 1923 1930- After losing support Rivera resigns

During the 1920’s, Spain was facing a great deal of internal conflict. Following the loss of Cuba, Puerto Rico,and the Philippines, the spanish monarchy was losing power. King Alfonso XIII held the throne until 1923 until General Primo de Rivera was given control and became a military dictator for years. The years leading up to his dictatorship were hard times for Spain, there was a rebellion in Morocco, and the rulers were thought to be corrupt and incompetent. Rivera was able to end the rebellion and drastically improve spain's condition. He improved it by building roads and irrigation systems across spain.During his rule Rivera increased industrial production by 300%. Spain was looking good during these years with foreign trade also increasing substantially. Unlike others this dictator actually worked to improve the government's legitimacy by replacing the military directory with ordinary citizens. This act was to hopefully de-corrupt Spain’s government and gain the trust of the people again. In the later years of his position in office, Rivera called for an assembly with former political members, of which the former king Alfonso XIII. Even with pressure from former political members Rivera was still able to keep himself calm and propose a new constitution for Spain which included articles supporting reforms such as giving rights to women and women’s suffrage as well.

King Alfonso XIII

General Primo De Rivera

Spanish flag

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