CONTEMPORARY
C ONTEMPORARY
SPAIN
S PA I N
MID 18TH AND 19TH
CENTURIES
The king's main assistant. A person in whom
VALIDO the king trusted a lot and who helped him
make important decisions to govern.
Take control of a country.
When a group of people (usually military or
COUP D'ÉTAT political) takes power in a country by force,
without following the rules or laws.
When a king or queen ceases to be king or
ABDICATE queen because they abdicate the throne,
and another person rules in their place.
Violent action in which a group rebels
MUTINY
against the authority.
A form of government in which the king had
ABSOLUTISM
all the power.
An old rule that said women could not take
SALIC LAW
over the throne.
CONSTITUTION Set of the most important rules of the country,
Explains how the government is organized
and what are the rights and duties of people.
IN SPAIN THE FIRST WAS THE
CÁDIZ CONSTITUTION OF 1812
ESPAÑA
E S PA Ñ A
CONTEMPORÁNEA
C ONTEMPORÁNEA
MEDIADOS DO
SÉCULO 18 E 19
Principal axudante do rei. Persoa en quen o
VALIDO rei confiaba moito e que lle axudaba a
tomar decisións importantes para gobernar.
Golpe de Estado.
Cando un grupo de persoas (xeralmente
COUP D’ETAT militares ou políticos) toma o poder dun país
pola forza, sen seguir as normas ou leis.
Cando un rei ou unha raíña deixa de ser rei
ABDICAR ou raíña porque renuncia ao trono, e outra
persoa pasa a gobernar no seu lugar.
Acción violenta na que un grupo se rebela
MOTÍN
contra a autoridade.
Maneira de gobernar na que o rei tiña todo o
ABSOLUTISMO
poder.
Regra antiga que dicía que as mulleres non
LEI SÁLICA
podían herdar o trono.
Conxunto de regras máis importantes dun
CONSTITUCIÓN país, Explica como se organiza o goberno e
os dereitos e deberes das persoas.
A PRIMEIRA DE ESPAÑA FOI
A DE CÁDIZ DE 1812
