Matching Pairs Spain XIXth. DefinitionsOnline version Spain in the XIXth century. Definitions by Gehistart Artgeo 1 Pragmatic Sanction 2 Lower class 3 4 Democrats 5 Upper class 6 Pact of Ostende 7 Moderate Decade 8 Liberal Union 9 Carlists 10 Cantonalism 11 12 Middle class 13 Amadeo I 14 This centrist political party held power alternately with the moderates between 1856 and 1868 Progressive general who had won victories against the Carlists. He was an authoritarian ruler Moderate general It was made up of civil servants, small business owners, military officers and liberal professionals (lawyers or journalist) They were in favour of absolutism He faced problems on all sides. In the faces or opposition from monarchist, republicans and the Church, he abdicated in 1873 They were peasants and workers (proletariat) The state was centralised. The new civil and penal codes and taxes reforms unified laws and taxes in all Spanish territory. The government controlled provinces and appointed mayors directly in large cities It changed the law in favour of Isabel Progressive, democrats and republicans signed it to overthrow Isabel II and make Spain a democratic country It was made up of the aristocracy and the high bougeoisie. In Spain the lack of economy meant that the bourgeoisie was less prominent than in industrial societies They were favoured universal male suffrage It was a radical version of federalism proposing the transformation of Spain into a federal republic made up of separate states He led a pronunciamiento against the moderate government (Vicalvarada)