ALFONSO XIIIBY SILVIA AND LAURA

Alfonso XIII1.Alfonso XIII was born in 1886 a year after his father Alfonso XII had died. So he was a posthumous son.

ALFONSO XIII2. Alfonso XIII became King in 1902 at the age of 16 . His mother María Cristina had been the Regent Queen.

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3.It was a period of instability because of:

ALFONSO XIIIA) The disaster of 1898 where Spain lost the colonies of Cuba , Puerto Rico and Philippines.

ALFONSO XIIIB)War in Africa. The colonies from North Africa wanted to be independent from Spain and France.

ALFONSO XIIIC)Tragic Week in Barcelona. The soldiers that were sent to the war in Africa protested and led a bloody uprising, where many people died.

ALFONSO XIIID) The working class were still very poor ( especially peasants and Factory workers).

ALFONSO XIII4.General Primo de Rivera organized a coup. A coup is a group of soldiers that “ steal “ the power to the people and become the leaders without having been voted.

ALFONSO XIII5. Primo de Rivera was a dictator from 1923 to 1930. Alfonso XIII supported him.

ALFONSO XIII6. Primo de Rivera was unable to solve the problems of Spain so Alfonso XIII became king again in 1930.

ALFONSO XIII7. In 1931 general elections took place and the supporters of the republic won them.

ALFONSO XIII8. Then , the second republic was proclaimed that year .

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9. Alfonso XIII was sent to exile.

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