Spanish Revolution of 1854 - Knowledge (XXG)

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The second phase of the revolution was led primarily by the progressives and democrats, who led an insurrection on 14 July in Barcelona - intensified by the aid of laborers. On 17 July, another insurrection in Madrid saw copies of the Manifest disseminated prior to an attack on the palaces of the

378:“The appointment of the Duke of Victoria (Espartero) to the position of president of the Minister Council, assured by my total adherence to his ideas, that which are inspired by and addressed to public support and happiness, will be the best choice for everyone and this country moving forward.” 277:, awaiting the arrival of other military forces adding to the movement. In their pursuit of O’Donnell's retreating forces, the government troops left the city, leaving the capital unguarded - a choice that would later be a deciding factor in the outcome of the revolution. 292:, General O’Donnell met with General Serrano, who convinced him it was necessary to turn around the movement by offering political changes that "weren't originally part of the movement's intentions". Thus, the Manzanares Manifest was born, written by a young 324:, who had to take refuge with her children in the East Palace. Finally, the insurrectionists attacked the Saldero prison in order to liberate the democrats Nicolás María Rivero and Sixto Cámara. Similar militaristic revolts were seen in other cities like 265:- where the revolution gets its name from, La Vicalvarada, - proved difficult. The battle resulted in no clear victors, though several parties attempted to claim it as such. As a result, O’Donnell's forces were pushed back to the 71:, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Knowledge (XXG). 321: 374:

respond to accusations of corruption, and that Isabel publish a manifest acknowledging her errors. The queen accepted all of the conditions and on 26 July she published the following manifest addressed to the public:

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tried to suppress the popular uprising - a choice that saw him named the "Minister of Shrapnel" - awaiting the return of backup from troops who had left Madrid.

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On 28 July, Espartero made a grand entrance in Madrid, greeted by crowds and hugged his old enemy O’Donnell. Thus began the

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On 17 July, before the situation could get worse, the queen dismissed the Count of San Luis. She replaced him with General

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was full of barricades, making it impossible for leaders O’Donnell and Serrano to accept the government's compromise. The

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Before the chaos of the initial uprising, the military forces heading the movement attempted to gain popular support. In

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