Even the Carlists, despite meager electoral performances since their transition into politics after the Third Carlist War, began to pose a tangible if disjointed threat.Д«arcelona in flames during the Semana TrГЎgica of 1909 A well-fitting metaphore for Spain in the late 19th and early 20th century The Rif War (1920-1923) During the 1910s, Spain found itself trapped into a never-ending cycle of colonial revolts and local uprisings, in whichВ the influence of socialist, anarchist, and nationalist parties grew exponentially in the face of declining faith in SpainвЂ™s government and especially her king, Alfonso XIII, who was ridiculed as an effete playboy with no interest in even the pretense of rule. True opposition mostly came from the UGT ( UniГіn General de Trabajadores) Spain's largest Trade Union, as well as from anarchist terrorism, with political assassinations commonplace in 20th century Spain.В Aimed originally at inculcating popular democracy while keeping out radicals, TurnismoВ failed on both counts in the face of endemic corruption, cronyism, and national chauvinism. On paper Spain was a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, in practice, things were not so simple. Between 18, the Spanish political scene was dominated by a system known as Turnismo, by committing electoral fraud the Liberal and Conservative Parties would effectively share power, bowing out in favour of the other after a predetermined length of time - or if public opinion took a turn for the worst. Three Carlist Wars, a failed Republic, controversial Restoration, and the loss of the last remnants of SpainвЂ™s colonial empire to the rising United States left the country to enter the 20th century in humiliation and profound socio-political division. 1.6 Decline of the Rivera GovernmentВ (1928-1936).Through these colonial possessions, Spain also shares land borders with Mittelafrika, the French Republic, and the German Empire. Spanish colonial possessions include: Spanish Guinea, the Spanish Sahara, and the Spanish protectorate in Morocco. Spanish territory includes two archipleagos: the Balearic Isles in the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Mi), the Portuguese-Spanish border is the longest uninterrupted border in Europe. Along with the Commune of France, Spain is one of the only two countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines.

The Spanish mainland is bordered to the South and East by the Mediterranean Sea to the North and Northeast by the Commune of France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay and to the West and Northwest by PortugalВ and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain (Spanish: EspaГ±a), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de EspaГ±a), is a sovereign state largely located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, as well as colonial possessionsВ in Africa.

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