The Progressive Party () was one of the two

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political parties that contended for power during the reign of Isabel II (reigned 1833–1868). It was to the

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of the opposing

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() but also characterised itself as liberal. Like the Moderate Party, it supported Isabel against the claims of the Carlists.

History

The party was established in 1834 as the extreme liberal opposition, during the

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Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (, ; 27 April 1806 – 22 August 1878) was the queen consort of Spain, Queen of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and Queen regent of the kingdom from 1833, when her daughter became queen at age two, to 1840. By virtue ...

; Queen Isabel was only three years old. It was the party of the ''exaltados'', ''veinteañistas'' or ''progresistas'', heirs of the ''

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'' ("liberal triennium") of 1820–1823, whereas the Moderate Party represented the ''doceañistas'' who traced their roots to the

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. The Progressives were the party of the National Militia, the

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, and of

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and the broadening of the franchise under census suffrage. On this last matter, their position was somewhat milder than

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, in that it did not necessarily call for the

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. Like their Moderate opponents, they supported the monarchy of Isabel II, particularly against the Carlist pretenders. Their political position, however, was repeatedly compromised as Maria Christina and later Isabela herself continually attempted to achieve a compromise with the Carlists. The Progressive Party disintegrated gradually after the murder of its last leader, General

Juan Prim, 1st Marquis of los Castillejos Juan Prim y Prats, 1st Count of Reus, 1st Marquis of los Castillejos, 1st Viscount of Bruch (; ; 6 December 1814 – 30 December 1870) was a Spanish general and statesman who was briefly Prime Minister of Spain until his assassination. Bi ...

in 1870, splitting into the Constitutional Party, the Radical Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party. It wasn't formally dissolved, however, until the 1874 restoration of the monarchy.

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