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O'Donnell Seizes Power
- When
- 14-15 July 1856
- Where
- Madrid (inferred institutional locality; physical coup site not stated in sources)
General Leopoldo O'Donnell led a coup in July 1856, ending the Progressive Biennium and taking control of the Spanish government.
Facing instability, O'Donnell led a coup in July 1856. Espartero relinquished power in O'Donnell's favour on 14–15 July 1856. Queen Isabella II asked him to form a government as the 44th Prime Minister of Spain. The supplied passages do not state the physical location of the coup; Madrid is retained only as an inferred institutional locality, since the government formation took place there.
Sources
- Leopoldo O'Donnell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
- Bienio progresista Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
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