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There have been two Spanish Republics:



Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 is not currently a republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
, but a constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a form of constitutional government, where in either an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state, unlike in an absolute monarchy, wherein the king or the queen is the sole source of political power, as he or she is not legally bound by the constitution....
. After the Second Republic's fall, General Franco
Francisco Franco

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Te?dulo Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade , commonly known as Francisco Franco or Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was the dictator and Head of State of Spain from October 1936, and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in 1975....
 declared Spain to be a monarchy, though he did not permit a monarch until his death in 1975.

Occasional embarrassing errors in regard to Spain's status may have been caused by the Spanish language
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 title of the Prime Minister of Spain
Prime Minister of Spain

The President of the Government of Spain is the Spanish head of government. The prime minister is elected by the Congress of Deputies , the lower house of the Spanish parliament on being proposed by the King of Spain - a mere formality....
, Presidente del Gobierno (president of the government), as the title of "president" is usually associated with republics.








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There have been two Spanish Republics:

  • First Spanish Republic
    First Spanish Republic

    The First Spanish Republic started with the abdication as King of Spain on February 10 1873, of Amadeus I of Spain, following the Hidalgo Affair, when he had been required by the radical government to sign a decree against the artillery officers....
     (1873-1874)
  • Second Spanish Republic
    Second Spanish Republic

    The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King of Spain Alfonso XIII of Spain left the country following local and municipal elections in which republican candidates won the majority of votes in urban areas and April 1 1939, when the last of the Republican forces surrendered to Nationalist...
     (1931-1939)


Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 is not currently a republic
Republic

A republic is a state or country that is not led by a hereditary monarch but in which the people have an impact on its government. The word originates from the Latin term res publica....
, but a constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy

A constitutional monarchy is a form of constitutional government, where in either an elected or hereditary monarch is the head of state, unlike in an absolute monarchy, wherein the king or the queen is the sole source of political power, as he or she is not legally bound by the constitution....
. After the Second Republic's fall, General Franco
Francisco Franco

Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Te?dulo Franco y Bahamonde, Salgado y Pardo de Andrade , commonly known as Francisco Franco or Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was the dictator and Head of State of Spain from October 1936, and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in 1975....
 declared Spain to be a monarchy, though he did not permit a monarch until his death in 1975.

Occasional embarrassing errors in regard to Spain's status may have been caused by the Spanish language
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
 title of the Prime Minister of Spain
Prime Minister of Spain

The President of the Government of Spain is the Spanish head of government. The prime minister is elected by the Congress of Deputies , the lower house of the Spanish parliament on being proposed by the King of Spain - a mere formality....
, Presidente del Gobierno (president of the government), as the title of "president" is usually associated with republics.

See also

  • History of Spain
    History of Spain

    The History of Spain spans the period from Prehistoric Iberia, through the rise and fall of the first Spanish Empire, to Spain's current position as a member of the European Union....