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Approval of the Bayonne Statute

Name: Approval of the Bayonne Statute
Start: 1808-07-06
Location: Bayonne

When: 6 July 1808
Where: Bayonne
Part of: Bayonne dynastic crisis: Ferdinand VII's abdication and the Bayonne Statute

Joseph Bonaparte approved the Bayonne Statute in July 1808 as the intended basis for his rule as King of Spain.

The Bayonne Statute, also called the Bayonne Constitution or Charter, was approved in Bayonne, France, on 6 July 1808. It was intended as the basis for Joseph's rule. Few provisions were put into effect due to the ongoing Peninsular War.

Sources

Bayonne Statute Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11

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