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Pronunciamento at Sagunto

Name: Pronunciamento at Sagunto
Start: 1874-12-29
Location: Sagunto

When: 29 December 1874
Where: Sagunto
Part of: Sagunto pronunciamento restores the Bourbon monarchy in Spain

General Martínez Campos proclaimed Alfonso XII as King at Sagunto, ending the First Spanish Republic.

On 29 December 1874, General Arsenio Martínez Campos led a coup d'état in Sagunto. He rallied troops and proclaimed Alfonso, son of Isabel II, as King of Spain. This action, permitted by the government of Sagasta, marked the end of the First Spanish Republic and the start of the Bourbon Restoration.

Sources

First Spanish Republic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
Arsenio Martínez Campos Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06

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