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  2. Ferdinand II of Aragon - Wikipedia

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    Ferdinand II [b] (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), called Ferdinand the Catholic, was King of Aragon from 1479 until his death in 1516. As the husband and co-ruler of Queen Isabella I of Castile , he was also King of Castile from 1475 to 1504 (as Ferdinand V ).

  3. Royalist (Spanish American independence) - Wikipedia

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    The creation of juntas in Spanish America in 1810 was a direct reaction to developments in Spain during the previous two years. In 1808 Ferdinand VII had been convinced to abdicate by Napoleon in his favor, who granted the throne to his brother, Joseph Bonaparte. The Supreme Central Junta had led a resistance to Joseph's government and the ...

  4. Ferdinand VII - Wikipedia

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    Young Ferdinand as Prince of Asturias, 1800 Silver coin: 8 reales New Spain with a portrait of King Fernando VII, 1810 [3] Silver coin: 8 reales Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata with a portrait of King Fernando VII, 1823 [4] Ferdinand was the eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma.

  5. Spanish American wars of independence - Wikipedia

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    The governing juntas across America wanted to reinstate Ferdinand VII as king and refused to accept the authority of the Council of Regency that was established with the dissolution of the Supreme and Central Governmental Junta of Spain and the Indies. In agreement on this, a military conflict arose between Royalists and Patriots over the unity ...

  6. Catholic Monarchs of Spain - Wikipedia

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    Spain was formed as a dynastic union of two crowns rather than a unitary state, as Castile and Aragon remained separate kingdoms until the Nueva Planta decrees of 1707–16. The court of Ferdinand and Isabella was constantly on the move, in order to bolster local support for the crown from local feudal lords.

  7. Ferdinand VI - Wikipedia

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    Ferdinand VI (Spanish: Fernando; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned (el Prudente) and the Just (el Justo), was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death in 1759. He was the third ruler of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty. He was the son of King Philip V and Queen Maria Luisa.

  8. Spanish Constitution of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    It extended political rights for representation to Spanish America and the Philippines, a significant step for the demands of American-born Spaniards. [4] When King Ferdinand VII returned to power in 1814, he dissolved the Cortes and abrogated the constitution, re-establishing absolute monarchy.

  9. List of Spanish monarchs - Wikipedia

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    On 1 October 1936, General Francisco Franco was proclaimed "Leader of Spain" (Spanish: Caudillo de España) in the parts of Spain controlled by the Nationalists (nacionales) after the Spanish Civil War broke out. At the end of the war, on 1 April 1939, Franco took control of the whole of Spain, ending the Second Republic.