The Spanish army backs the Moderates, who…
1840 CE to 1851 CE
Local political leaders, called caciques, regularly deliver the vote for government candidates in return for patronage and assure the Moderates of parliamentary majorities.
The Progressives court the Democrats enough to be certain of regular inclusion in the government.
State relations with the church continue to be the most sensitive issue confronting the government and the most divisive issue throughout the country.
Despite their anticlericalism, the Moderates conclude a rapprochement with the church, which agrees to surrender its claim to confiscated property in return for official recognition by the state and a role in education.
Reconciliation with the church does not, however, win the Moderates conservative rural support.
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