Liberalism and radicalism in Spain

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This article gives an overview of liberalism and radicalism in Spain. It is limited to liberal and radical parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

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Introduction

In the nineteenth century liberalism was a dominant political force in Spain, but the label itself was also used by the conservative current. In the twentieth century liberal parties tended to name themselves radical, democratic of republican. After the fall of the Franco regime, liberalism regained only strength in some regions. The Canarian Coalition (Coalición Canaria) and the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (Convergència Democrática de Catalunya) are major regionalist liberal parties.

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The timeline

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From Liberals to Fusionist Liberal Party

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  • 1812: The Spanish liberals, known as Liberals (Liberales, 1812-1836), Exaltados (1836-1839), Progressives (Progresistas, 1839-1880), led by people like Baldomero Espartero, Salustiano Olózoga, Juan Prim, Práxedes Sagasta and Francisco Serrano y Dominguez, were not organised in a well-established party, but formed own factions. Out of this current the ⇒ Democrats in 1843, the ⇒ Liberal Union in 1854, the ⇒ Radical Democratic Party in 1869 and the ⇒ Progressive Democratic Party in 1879 seceded
  • 1880: The liberals united in the Fusionist Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Fusionista), lead by Sagasta, though sometimes factions remain outside the party
  • 1882: A left-wing faction of the party established the ⇒ Dynastic Left, most of its members returned between 1884 and 1886 to the Fusionist Liberal Party
  • 1890: The ⇒ Posibilist Party joined the party
  • 1907: A left-wing faction of the party seceded as the ⇒ Monarchist Democratic Party
  • 1918: A faction seceded as the ⇒ Liberal Left
  • 1923: The party disappeared due to the Miguel Primo de Rivera coup
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Democratic Party

  • 1843: The left-wing of the ⇒ Progressives established the Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata) as a rally of left wing liberals and moderate socialists
  • 1868: The republican wing formed the ⇒ Federal Republican Party
  • 1871: The party disappeared and remnants of the party continue as a monarchist party
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Liberal Union

  • 1854: Moderate ⇒ progressives established the Liberal Union (Unión Liberal), lead by Leopoldo O'Donnell
  • 1868: The party merged with the conservative Moderates into the Liberal Conservative Party
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Federal Republican Party

  • 1868: The republican wing of the ⇒ Democratic Party established the Federal Republican Party (Partido Republicano Federal), also known as the Republican Democratic Party
  • 1878: A faction joined the ⇒ Reformist Republican Party
  • 1879: A faction seceded as the ⇒ Posibilist Party
  • 1923: The party disappeared due to the Primo de Rivera coup
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From Radical Democratic Party to Centralist Party

  • 1869: A left-wing faction of the Progressives seceded as the Radical Democratic Party (Partido Radical Demócrata), lead by Ruiz Zorilla
  • 1876: The party is reorganised into the Reformist Republican Party, lead by Nicolás Salmerón
  • 1878: A faction of the ⇒ Federal Republican Party joined the party
  • 1879: A faction joined the ⇒ Progressive Democratic Party
  • 1890: The party is renamed Centralist Party (Partido Centralista)
  • 1891: The party is absorbed by the ⇒ Federal Republican Party
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Posibilist Party

  • 1879: A faction of the ⇒ Federal Republican Party formed the Posibilist Party ('Partido Posibilista'), lead by Emilio Castelar
  • 1890: The party joins the ⇒ Fusionist Liberal Party
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Progressive Democratic Party

  • 1879: A left wing faction of the ⇒ Progressives with dissidents of the Reformist Republican Party formed the [[Progressive Democratic Party (Spain)|Progressive Democratic Party]] (Partido Progresista Democrático)
  • 1882: The party merges into the ⇒ Dynastic Left
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Dynastic Left

  • 1882: A faction of the ⇒ Fusionist Liberal Party together with the Progressive Democratic Party established the Dynastic Left (Izquierda Dinástica), lead by Francisco Serrano and Adolfo Posada
  • 1886: Between 1884 and 1886 most of the members returned to the ⇒ Fusionist Liberal Party
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Liberal Democratic Party

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Republican Union (1906)

  • 1906: A faction of the ⇒ Federal Republican Union seceded as the [[Republican Union (Spain 1906)|Republican Union]] (Unión Republicana), lead by Nicolás Salmerón
  • 1908: A faction seceded as the ⇒ Radical Republican Party
  • 1923: The party disappeared due to the Primo de Rivera coup
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Monarchist Democratic Party

  • 1907: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ Fusionist Liberal Party seceded as the Monarchist Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Monnárquico) of José Canajelas
  • 1923: The party disappeared due to the Primo de Rivera coup
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Radical Republican Party

  • 1908: A faction of the ⇒ Republican Union established the Radical Republican Party (Partido Republicano Radical), lead by Alejandro Lerroux
  • 1929: A left-wing faction established the ⇒ Radical Socialist Republican Party
  • 1933: Due to the development into a conservative party, the liberal wing sededed as the ⇒ Radical Democratic Party. The original party disappeared in 1939
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Liberal Lefts

  • 1918: A faction of the ⇒ Fusionist Liberal Party seceded to form the Liberal Left (Izquierda Liberal)
  • 1923: The party disappeared due to the Primo de Rivera coup
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From Republican Action to Republican Left

  • 1926: Manuel Azaña established the Republican Action (Acción Republicana)
  • 1934: The party merged with a Galician regional party and a faction of the ⇒ Radical Socialist Republican Party into the Republican Left (Izquierda Republicana)
  • 1939: The party is banned, though there are attempts to revive the party after 1976
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Radical Socialist Republican Party

  • 1929: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ Radical Republican Party established the Radical Socialist Republican Party (Partido Republicano Radical Socialista)
  • 1934: The party is dissolved, members joined the ⇒ Republican Left or the ⇒ Republican Union
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From Radical Democratic Party to Republican Union

  • 1933: Due to the development of the ⇒ Radical Republican Party, the liberal wing sededed as the Radical Democratic Party (Partido Radical Demócrata)
  • 1934: The party merged with a faction of the ⇒ Radical Socialist Republican Party into the Republican Union (Unión Republicana)
  • 1939: The party is banned
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Democratic Convergence of Catalonia

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Democratic and Social Centre

  • 1982: Former prime minister Adolfo Suárez left the Union of the Democratic Centre and establishes the liberal Democratic and Social Centre (Centro Democrático y Social). The party lost parliamentary representation in 1993, but continues to exist
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Liberal leaders


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Liberal thinkers

In the Contributions to liberal theory the following Spanish thinkers are included:

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References

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See also

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