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Events from the year 1897 in Spain .
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Events from the year 1897 in Spain .
Alfonso XII, also known as El Pacificador or the Peacemaker, was King of Spain, reigning from 1874 to 1885. After a revolution that deposed his mother Isabella II from the throne in 1868, Alfonso studied in Austria and France. His mother abdicated in his favour in 1870, and he returned to Spain as king in 1874 following a military coup against the First Republic. Alfonso died aged 27 in 1885, and was succeeded by his son, Alfonso XIII, who was born the following year. To date, he is the last monarch of Spain to have died whilst on the throne.
Archduchess Maria Christina Henriette Desideria Felicitas Raineria of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of Alfonso XII. She ruled as queen regent during the vacancy of the throne between her husband's death in November 1885 and the birth of their son Alfonso XIII in May 1886, and subsequently also until the coming of age of the latter in May 1902.
Michele Angiolillo Lombardi was an Italian anarchist, born in Foggia, Italy. He assassinated Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo in 1897 and was captured and executed by Spanish authorities in the same year.
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as Prime Minister and his overarching role as "architect" of the regime that ensued with the 1874 restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. He died in office at the hands of an anarchist, Michele Angiolillo.
Joaquín Jovellar y Soler was a Spanish general who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from September 12, 1875 – December 2, 1875 and governor and captain-general of the Philippines from April 7, 1883 – April 1, 1885.
Francisco Silvela y Le Vielleuze was a Spanish politician who became Prime Minister of Spain on 3 May 1899, succeeding Práxedes Mateo Sagasta. He served in this capacity until 22 October 1900.
Marcelo de Azcárraga Ugarte y Palmero-Versosa de Lizárraga was a Spanish soldier-politician and thirteenth Prime Minister of Spain following the restoration of the Spanish monarchy. He served as Prime Minister in 1897, 1900–1901, and 1904–1905. Azcárraga was also the only Spanish Prime Minister of part Insulares descent specifically Spanish Filipino descent.
The Pantheon of Illustrious Men is a royal site in Madrid, under the administration of the Patrimonio Nacional. It was designed by Spanish architect Fernando Arbós y Tremanti, and is located in Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in the Retiro section of Madrid.
Saturnino Álvarez Bugallal was a Spanish lawyer, journalist and politician.
The Liberal Party, originally called Liberal Fusionist Party until 1885, was a Spanish political party created in 1880 by Práxedes Mateo Sagasta. With the Conservative Party of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, it formed a two-party system of alternating governments, the turno, which characterised the Spanish Restoration during the late 19th century and the early 20th century.
The Liberal Conservative Party, simply called Conservative Party, was a Spanish political party founded in 1876 by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.
Alejandro Mon y Menéndez was a Spanish politician and jurist who was prime minister of Spain in 1864, during the reign of Queen Isabella II.
Antonio Castillo or Tony Castillo may refer to:
Events in the year 1879 in Spain.
Events in the year 1884 in Spain.
Events in the year 1904 in Spain.
Events in the year 1921 in Spain.
Joaquín Sánchez de Toca y Calvo was a Spanish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister in 1919.
