Spanish Regency Council

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The Spanish Regency Council was the provisional governing body that ruled Spain in the name of the deposed King Ferdinand VII during the Peninsular War and oversaw resistance to Napoleonic occupation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state
provisional government
regency council
aim coordinate national resistance to Napoleon
preserve the Bourbon monarchy in Spain
restore Ferdinand VII to the throne
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Spain
capital Cadiz
surface form: Cádiz
conflict Peninsular War
country Spain
describedAs provisional governing body that ruled Spain during the Peninsular War
regency that oversaw resistance to Napoleonic occupation
followedBy reinstated monarchy of Ferdinand VII
governmentForm constitutional monarchy in regency
hasDuty conduct foreign relations
convene the Cortes
direct military operations against France
govern Spain in the name of Ferdinand VII
maintain Spanish sovereignty
organize resistance to French occupation
hasMember Spanish military leaders
Spanish politicians
Spanish regent
hasRole executive authority of Spain
head of state of Spain
supreme governing body
headOfStateFor Ferdinand VII of Spain
historicalPeriod Napoleonic era
historicalRegion Iberian Peninsula
ideology Spanish conservatism
Spanish liberalism
languageUsed Spanish
legislativeBody Cortes of Cádiz
legitimacyClaim ruled in the name of the deposed King Ferdinand VII
location Cadiz
surface form: Cádiz
namedAfter Regency of Spain
opposedBy First French Empire
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
surface form: Napoleonic occupation of Spain
partOf Peninsular War
religion Roman Catholicism
replaces Junta Suprema Central
surface form: Supreme Central Junta
seatOfGovernment Cadiz
surface form: Cádiz
significantEvent Peninsular War
surface form: Spanish War of Independence

drafting of the Spanish Constitution of 1812

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Francisco Javier Venegas appointedBy Spanish Regency Council
The Third of May 1808 commissionedBy Spanish Regency Council
this entity surface form: Spanish provisional government
The Second of May 1808 commissionedBy Spanish Regency Council
this entity surface form: Spanish provisional government
Santiago de Liniers appointedBy Spanish Regency Council
this entity surface form: Junta of Seville
Cortes of Cádiz convenedBy Spanish Regency Council
this entity surface form: Supreme Central Junta
Junta Suprema Central replacedBy Spanish Regency Council
this entity surface form: Regency Council of Spain and the Indies
Regent of Spain officeHolderExample Spanish Regency Council
this entity surface form: Council of Regency of Spain