Moderate Party (Spain)

The Moderate Party ( Partido Moderado ) was one of the two major liberal political organizations in Spain in the 19th century, particularly during the reign of Isabella II It was created as well as the competing Progressive Party ( Partido Progresista ) in 1834 during the reign of Francisco Martínez de la Rosa.

In contrast to the organized in the Progressive Party radical liberals fashion Rados advocated a policy of strengthening royal authority, were more capitalist -oriented and came more and for a centralized government in Madrid. They were also much more church -friendly than the progressives.

In general, among the members and supporters of the moderates the army, major parts of the wealthier bourgeoisie, landlords and status-quo oriented petty bourgeois. In the party came after the defeat of the conservative Carlism also moderate Carlists. Your most important political leader Ramón María Narváez was.

The importance of party moderates began with the Revolution of 1868 and the new Constitution of 1869 rapidly. In the first Cortes and the Parliament of the First Republic, it was not represented.

After the Restoration of 1874, the Moderate Party merged with the Liberal Union for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.

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