Trienio Liberal

The Trienio Liberal (English: Liberal Triennium) was a period of three years of liberal government in Spain. After the revolution of 1820 the movement spread quickly to the rest of Spain and the Spanish Constitution of 1812 was reinstated. The Triennium was a conflictive period, and a number of conservative intrigues and political tensions between liberals and conservatives weakened progressively the government's authority. Finally in 1823, with the approval of the crown heads of Europe, a French army invaded Spain and reinstated the King's absolute power. This invasion is known in France as the "Spanish Expedition" (expédition d’Espagne), and in Spain as "The Hundred Thousand Sons of St. Louis". Spain's King Ferdinand VII provoked...