Chapter VI: History and Political Constitution

Early liberties, _behetria_, _fueros_ 145
Capitulations of Moors and Jews 147
Conquest of the South and its results 149
The _Santa Hermandad_ _ib._
The Austrian Dynasty 151
The Bourbon Dynasty 152
Modern Constitutional Spain 153
Cortes of Cadiz _ib._
Reign of Ferdinand VII., and loss of American colonies_ib._
" Isabella II. 154
First Carlist War _ib._
Ministry of Narvaez 156
" O'Donnell 157
Expulsion of Isabella II., and provisional government _ib._
Amadeo I. 158
Republic _ib._
Second Carlist War 159
Cantonalist insurrection _ib._
Alphonso XII. 160
Ministry of Canovas del Castillo 161

_Present Constitution and Administration of Spain_ 162
Cortes, Senate, Congress 163
Provincial administration 164
Municipal " _ib._
Religion 165
Rights of persons, natives and foreigners _ib._

_Military Administration_ 166
Army 167
Quality of Spanish soldiery, _pronunciamientos_,
&c. 168

_Naval Administration_ 169
Royal Navy _ib._
Mercantile Navy _ib._

_Judicial Administration_ 169
Legal Procedure 170
Prisons _ib._
Hospitals and lunatic asylums 171
Railways 172
Telegraphs _ib._
Letters and post _ib._

_Finances of Spain._

Public debt 174
Increase of, since 1868 175
Deficit of budgets _ib._
Sources of revenue 176
Expenditure _ib._
Imports and exports 177
Foreign tariffs _ib._
Protection and free trade 178
Empleomania and its results 179