The reign of Joseph Bonaparte: a decisive experience in the transition between Enlightenment and Modern Liberalism

Authors

  • Jean-Baptiste Busaall Université de Rouen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i7.45

Keywords:

Bayonne Constitution, afrancesados, propaganda, revolution, transition

Abstract

Napoleon’s intervention in 1808 opened a latent crisis of the Spanish Monarchy. The Bayonne Constitution, written on the model of the Consulate and Empire and adapted under his control to the Spanish customs, permitted for its partisans to avoid the dangers of a revolution. In front of conservatives and liberals, the afrancesados defended a middle way in order to transit pacifically from the Ilustración to the liberalism.

Submission date: 21/08/2005
Acceptance date: 16/10/1005

Author Biography

Jean-Baptiste Busaall, Université de Rouen

Antiguo miembro de la Casa de Velázquez (Madrid); es profesor ayudante en Historia del Derecho en la Université de Paris Nord-Paris 13. Defendió su tesis preparada en cotutela en la Université Paul Cézanne-Aix-Marseille III y la Universidad Pública de Navarra sobre «La réception du constitutionnalisme français dans la formation du premier libéralisme espagnol (1808-1820)». Ha publicado varios trabajos sobre el Derecho Constitucional y las ideas políticas durante el debate de la revolución española.

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Issue

No. 7 (2006): Historia Constitucional N. 7 (2006)

Section

Spain, Portugal and Iberoamerica

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