Sexenio Democrático


The Sexenio Democrático or Sexenio Revolucionario is a period of 6 years between 1868 and 1874 in the history of Spain.
The Sexenio Democrático starts on 30 September 1868 with the overthrow of Queen Isabella II of Spain after the Glorious Revolution, and ends on 29 December 1874 with the Bourbon Restoration, when Isabella's son Alfonso XII became King after a coup d'état by Martínez-Campos.
Three phases can be distinguished in Sexenio Democrático:
The Sexenio Democrático was a politically very unstable period.