| Issued its first Manifesto as Junta Provisional del Gobierno de la nación española at Bayonne, France (6 Apr 1823), calling for restoration of the absolutist government existing in Spain before 7 Mar 1820; formally installed (9 Apr 1823) at Oyarzun (now Oiartzun, Basque Country) under protection of the French army headed by Louis-Antoine de France, duc d'Angoulême (son of future Charles X), which invaded Spain on 7 Apr 1823 to restore the regime of Fernando VII; carried out the functions of government in the name of Fernando VII; when the French troops entered Madrid, the Junta was replaced (26 May 1823) with the Regency composed of five persons, including two former Junta members, Barón de Eroles and Antonio Gómez Calderón. Information source: [1][2] |
