The Aragonese Carlism in Arms. The 1855 Revolt

Abstract

In 1855, taking advantage of the reforms of the progressive government, the carlists organized a revolt in which they expected to attract the most conservative sectors of the Moderantism. But this didn´t happen and the popular support was much lesser than expected. Besides that, in Aragon the plot was discovered by the authorities, which accelerated its beginning and made its failure easier. In the end, after 19 days of marches and pursuits, the Aragonese carlists were totally defeated. The failure of the revolt showed that the Carlism had lost the support of much of the Aragonese population, in part because the improvement of the economy, but also because the bad memory they had of the last war and the preference of the conservative for moderate Liberalism.