Ominous Decade
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Ominous Decade was a reactionary period of absolute monarchy and political repression in Spain from 1823 to 1833 under King Ferdinand VII, marked by the rollback of liberal reforms and harsh persecution of dissent.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
political era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Década Ominosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
persecution of secret societies
ⓘ
use of police surveillance and informers ⓘ |
| cause |
French intervention in Spain in 1823
ⓘ
defeat of the liberal constitutional regime ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early 19th century ⓘ |
| constitutionSuppressed | Spanish Constitution of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
Restoration era in Spain
ⓘ
post-Napoleonic Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endDate | 1833 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
First Carlist War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regency of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of reactionary absolutism in 19th-century Spain ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation |
absolutist
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antiliberal ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfConstitution | abolished ⓘ |
| mainFeature |
censorship of the press
ⓘ
harsh persecution of political dissent ⓘ repression of liberals and constitutionalists ⓘ restoration of absolute royal authority ⓘ rollback of liberal reforms ⓘ suppression of constitutional institutions ⓘ |
| monarchTitle | King of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | its oppressive and repressive character ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Spanish liberals
ⓘ
constitutionalists ⓘ |
| politicalCharacter |
counterrevolutionary
ⓘ
reactionary ⓘ |
| precededBy | Trienio Liberal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repressionMethod |
censorship
ⓘ
execution ⓘ exile ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| repressionTarget |
intellectuals
ⓘ
journalists ⓘ liberal politicians ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of royal absolutism in Spain
ⓘ
political instability leading to Carlist conflicts ⓘ weakening of Spanish liberal movement ⓘ |
| ruler | Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1823 ⓘ |
| underMonarch | Ferdinand VII of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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