1875-1885: KING ALFONSO XII
Monarchy was restored after a coup d'état by Martinez Campos
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Two parties took turns in the government: LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES "The turno pacífico"
· Conservatives -
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo was the leader
- Liberals - Mateo Sagasta was the leader
· Spain was stable again after a century· Economic prosperity and modernisation· Peace and prosperity in Cuba and Puerto Rico. The electoral system was a fraud because the king chose the government before hand and decided the election result in advance
. Basque and Catalan nationalism grew in protest against the unfair system and abuse of power
. There were two attempts to assessinate the king
. He died of tuberculosis in 1885 at the age of 27
