Spanish Revolution of 1820

E793268

event in Spanish history liberal revolution uprising

The Spanish Revolution of 1820 was a liberal uprising that forced King Ferdinand VII to restore the 1812 Constitution, inaugurating the Trienio Liberal period before its suppression by foreign intervention.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish liberal revolution of 1820	4
Spanish Revolution of 1820 canonical	2
Revolution of 1820 in Spain	1
Spanish liberal revolution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9339469 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spanish Revolution of 1820
Context triple: [French intervention in Spain (1823), precededBy, Spanish Revolution of 1820]

A. Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820
The Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820 was a political uprising that initiated Portugal’s transition from absolutist monarchy to constitutional government, inspiring subsequent liberal conflicts in the country.
B. Napoleonic invasion of Spain
The Napoleonic invasion of Spain was the 1808 French military intervention that toppled the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, sparked the Peninsular War, and ignited widespread resistance that reshaped Spanish and European politics.
C. Mutiny of Aranjuez
The Mutiny of Aranjuez was a 1808 popular uprising and palace coup in Spain that forced King Charles IV to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII, marking a key prelude to the Peninsular War.
D. Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera
The Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera was a military-led authoritarian regime that ruled Spain from 1923 to 1930 under General Miguel Primo de Rivera with the support of King Alfonso XIII.
E. Neapolitan Revolution of 1820
The Neapolitan Revolution of 1820 was a liberal uprising in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies that sought a constitutional government and was soon suppressed by Austrian intervention.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spanish Revolution of 1820
Target entity description: The Spanish Revolution of 1820 was a liberal uprising that forced King Ferdinand VII to restore the 1812 Constitution, inaugurating the Trienio Liberal period before its suppression by foreign intervention.

A. Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820
The Portuguese Liberal Revolution of 1820 was a political uprising that initiated Portugal’s transition from absolutist monarchy to constitutional government, inspiring subsequent liberal conflicts in the country.
B. Napoleonic invasion of Spain
The Napoleonic invasion of Spain was the 1808 French military intervention that toppled the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, sparked the Peninsular War, and ignited widespread resistance that reshaped Spanish and European politics.
C. Mutiny of Aranjuez
The Mutiny of Aranjuez was a 1808 popular uprising and palace coup in Spain that forced King Charles IV to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII, marking a key prelude to the Peninsular War.
D. Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera
The Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera was a military-led authoritarian regime that ruled Spain from 1923 to 1930 under General Miguel Primo de Rivera with the support of King Alfonso XIII.
E. Neapolitan Revolution of 1820
The Neapolitan Revolution of 1820 was a liberal uprising in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies that sought a constitutional government and was soon suppressed by Austrian intervention.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in Spanish history ⓘ liberal revolution ⓘ uprising ⓘ
followedBy	French intervention in Spain (1823) ⓘ Ominous Decade ⓘ end of the Trienio Liberal ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Revolution of 1820 in Spain ⓘ linked to: Spanish Revolution of 1820 Riego Revolt ⓘ
hasCause	demand for restoration of the Spanish Constitution of 1812 ⓘ discontent in the army over deployment to suppress independence movements in Spanish America ⓘ influence of liberal and constitutional ideas in Europe ⓘ opposition to absolutist rule of Ferdinand VII ⓘ
hasEffect	beginning of the Trienio Liberal ⓘ establishment of a constitutional monarchy in Spain ⓘ implementation of liberal reforms in Spain ⓘ limitation of royal authority of Ferdinand VII ⓘ provocation of conservative reaction in Europe ⓘ restoration of the Spanish Constitution of 1812 ⓘ
hasEndDate	1820-12-31 ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	Trienio Liberal ⓘ
hasIdeology	liberalism ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Antonio Quiroga ⓘ Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ Rafael del Riego ⓘ
hasLeader	Rafael del Riego ⓘ
hasMainLocation	Cádiz ⓘ linked to: Cadiz
hasOutcome	eventual suppression by foreign intervention ⓘ temporary success of liberal forces ⓘ
hasParticipant	Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ Spanish army units bound for the Americas ⓘ Spanish liberal officers ⓘ
hasPoliticalGoal	limitation of royal absolutism ⓘ restoration of constitutional government ⓘ
hasStartDate	1820-01-01 ⓘ
influencedBy	French Revolution ⓘ Spanish Constitution of 1812 ⓘ linked to: Cádiz Constitution of 1812 liberal revolutions in Europe ⓘ
isDocumentedIn	Spanish parliamentary records of the Trienio Liberal ⓘ contemporary European diplomatic correspondence ⓘ
opposedBy	Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ Holy Alliance powers ⓘ absolutist royalists ⓘ
partOf	European Revolutions of the 1820s ⓘ linked to: 1820–1821 revolutions in the Italian states
precededBy	absolutist restoration of Ferdinand VII in 1814 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Andalusia ⓘ Cádiz ⓘ linked to: Cadiz Spain ⓘ
triggeredByEvent	mutiny of troops at Las Cabezas de San Juan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited