Régimen Antiguo

The influence of the French Revolution

-old regime ended Carlos IV (forty years) (1788) (not really true)

-Spain was peaceful and progressive

-he wanted to continue with his father's reign-José Antonio Conde de Floridablanca (minister)

-the French revolution (1789) altered the policy

-the minister censure all the news from France (1792 force him from the power)

-Condede Aranda, no supported the French Revolution, liberal and Francophile

-before the end of the year he was shoved out by palace intrigues, replaced by Manuel Godoy

-Maria Luisa di Parma socialescort, true friend so made him Duque de Alcudia

Godoy

-1792-1808 the ruler of Spain

-His main preoccupation event in France and it successor Napolionic imperialism.

-In 1793-1795 (war ofthe convention or Pyrenees) Spain joined the alliance of legitimacy against French revolutionary regime.

-France briefly occupied San Sebastian and northern in Catalonia.

-pace was made in 1795because France wants alliance with Spain against Britain (1796)

-The war against revolutionary France helped open the first serious political fissures in the bourbon regime in Spain.

-therewere Libellous stories about Godoy and the queen and his brought that the royal family lowered respect.

-it was bad when the crown gives unusually prestigious title of prince to the first secretaryafter the treaty between Spain and France against Britain.

-He was still accused of being underhanded and too authoritarian in government.

-the beginning of a nucleus of political liberalism,questioning complete royal sovereignty

-crown's principal attempt to contribute and expand reform policies came in the fields of taxation and commerce

-Spain economy, commerce, was bad aftersigning the alliance because they have colonies in America but Britain control the sea.

-there were changes with consequences as the two new decrees in 1797 in commerce.

-Government decided to...