Convention of Vergara
Spanish history
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effect on Carlos María Isidro reign
- In Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, conde de Molina
…general Rafael Maroto signed the Convention of Vergara, by which the liberals recognized Basque legal privileges, most of the fighting ceased and Don Carlos went into exile. He abdicated his pretensions in 1845, taking the title conde de Molina, in the vain hope that his son Carlos Luis de Borbón…
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opposition of Cabrera
- In Ramón Cabrera
Cabrera refused to recognize the Convention of Vergara (1839), which ended the war in the Basque provinces, but in 1840 he retreated with 10,000 soldiers over the French border. In exile, first in France and later in England, he objected to the “abdication” (1845) of Carlos in favour of his…
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