394 



SPAIN. 



inces, 701 ; population, 701 ; colonies, 701 ; 

 Cortes, 702 ; divisions, 702 ; proceedings, 702 ; 

 grave situation, 702 ; sections, or factions, 702 ; 

 revolution expected, 702; pronunciamientos, 

 702 ; fighting, 702 ; triumph of Serrano, 703 ; 

 departure of the Queen, 703 ; her protest, 703 ; 

 Central Junta elected, 704 ; ministry, 704 ; cir- 

 Icular to the people, 704; new electoral law, 

 704 ; decree of the Minister of Public Instruc- 

 tion, 705 ; financial statement, 705 ; liberty of 

 the press, 705 ; Protestants, 705 ; the leaders, 

 706; their programme, 706; elections held, 

 706 ; candidates for the throne, 706 ; letter of 

 the Duke de Montpensier, 707 ; address of Don 

 Henry, 707 ; Provisional Government, 708 ; in- 

 surrection in Cadiz, 708 ; fight at Malaga, 708 ; 

 insurrection in Cuba, 709 ; declaration of inde- 

 pendence, 709; numerous engagements, 709; 

 manifestoes, 709; proclamation of emancipa- 

 tion, 709. 



IX. Ministry of the Provisional Govern- 

 ment, 637 ; area and population, 637 ; budget, 

 637 ; army and navy, 637 ; continuance of civil 

 war, 638 ; election for the Cortes, 638 ; protest 

 of ex-Queen Isabella, 638 ; organization of the 

 Constituent Cortes, 639 ; report of the com- 

 mittee appointed to prepare a new Constitution, 

 639 ; budget, 640 ; discussion of the Constitu- 

 tion in the Cortes, 640 ; adoption and promul- 

 gation of the Constitution, 640; republican 

 opposition, 641 ; popular opinion in reference 

 to the new Government, 641 ; dissatisfaction 

 among the people, 642; the Cuban .question, 

 642 ; letter of King Luiz of Portugal concern- 

 ing the Spanish throne, 642; declarations of 

 General Prim in reference to the state of af- 

 fairs, 642 ; movements of the republicans, 643 ; 

 measures of the Government against the repub- 

 licans, 643 ; reconstitution of the cabinet, 644 ; 

 question of a candidate for the throne, 644. 



X. Government, 684; population, 684; 

 budget, 684 ; public debt, 684 ; army and navy, 

 684 ; imports and exports, 685 ; ministry, 685 ; 

 proceedings of the Cortes, 685 ; disturbances, 

 686 ; abdication of Queen Isabella, 686 ; Duke 

 of Aosta chosen King, 686 ; death of Prim, 

 686; insurrections, 687; colonies, 687; gov- 

 ernment of Cuba, 687 ; products of the island, 

 687 ; insurrection, 687 ; decrees, 688 ; emanci- 

 pation law of the Spanish Cortes, 688 ; arrival 

 of reinforcements at Havana, 689; overtures 

 between the combatants, 689. 



XI. Government, 702; area and popula- 



tion of the provinces, 703 ; estimate of the 

 revenue, 703 ; length of railroads, 703 ; postal 

 administration, 703 ; arrival of the new King, 

 703 ; his letter to the sovereigns of Europe, 703 ; 

 his letter to the Pope, 704 ; misunderstanding 

 between Spain and Egypt, 704 ; speech to the 

 Cortes, 704 ; proceedings in the National As- 

 sembly, 704; new cabinet, 704; tour of the 

 King, 705 ; demonstrations, 705 ; a new cabi- 

 net, 705 ; republican meeting, 705 ; Progres- 

 sists, 705 ; new session of the Cortes, 705 ; mu- 

 nicipal elections, 706 ; convention with South 

 American states, 706 ; resistance in Cuba to 

 Spanish rule, 706 ; contests during the year, 

 706. 



XII. Ruler, 740; monarch, how elected, 

 740; division into provinces, 740; area and 

 population of each, 741 ; length of railroads, 

 741 ; circular to governors of provinces rela- 

 tive to the Internationals, 741 ; remonstrances, 

 741 ; organization of the Cortes, 741 ; disso- 

 lution, 742 ; disturbances in Barcelona, 742 ; 

 attempted revolt of Philippine Islands, 742; 

 new ministry formed, 742; radicals hostile, 

 742 ; manifesto, 742 ; action of coalition dele- 

 gates, 742 ; of Ministerial and Union parties, 

 742 ; speech of Serrano, 742 ; elections, 742 ; 

 results, 742 ; manifesto of Don Carlos, 742 ; 

 Carlist risings, 742 ; proclamation of Roda, 

 commander in the Basque provinces, 743 ; new 

 Cortes opened by the King, 743 ; movements 

 of the Carlists, 743 ; terms af amnesty offered, 

 744 ; manifesto of Don Alfonso, 744 ; proceed- 

 ings of the Cortes, 744 ; new ministry formed, 

 744; convention with the Carlists, 744; its 

 validity recognized, 744, 745 ; Serrano resigns 

 his command, 745 ; his proposal to the King, 

 745 ; ministry resigns, 745 ; new one formed, 

 745; circular of prime-minister to governors 

 of the provinces, 745 ; royal decrees, 745 ; cir- 

 cular on elections, 745 ; attempt to assassinate 

 the King, 746 ; elections, 746 ; success of the 

 radicals, 746 ; parties in the Cortes, 746 ; King's 

 speech to the Cortes, 746 ; officers of each 

 House, 746; sketches of the vice-presidents, 

 746 ; motion to impeach the late ministry, 747 ; 

 abandonment of the Fortress Gomero, 747; 

 the war in Cuba, 747 ; literature of the year, 

 468. 



XIII. Civil divisions, 712 ; area and popu- 

 lation, 712; colonies, 712; budget, 712; debt, 

 712 ; reorganization of the army, 712 ; navy, 

 713 ; trade, 713 ; railroads, 713 ; conflict be- 



