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Carlism

1833– · 19th century

Carlism is a Spanish traditionalist and legitimist political movement that arose in 1833 in support of Infante Carlos María Isidro's claim to the throne against his niece Isabella II. Strong in Navarre, the Basque Country and Catalonia, it defended Catholicism and regional fueros under the motto 'God, Fatherland, Fueros, King'. It fought three Carlist Wars and backed Franco in the Civil War.

Carlism
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