Some sample questions from this category:
* This man ruled as a military dictator, with the approval of King Alfonso XIII, from 1923 - 1929.
* This man was Prime Minister from 1792 - 1808. He made an alliance with Napoleon Bonaparte, and allowed the French dictator to enter Spain in order to wage the War of the Oranges against Portugal in 1800.
* On which day did the Spanish rise up against the French in Madrid, sparking the 6 year-long Peninsular War?
* The Constitution of 1812, drafted during the Peninsular War, was a model of liberalism. In which city was it drafted?
* When was the First Republic Established?
* Which King's abdication created the power vacuum that was the immediate cause of the First Republic being established?
* This man led a naval mutiny in Cadiz, and went on to lead the new, liberal government that was established immediately afterward, until 1823?
* This Italian woman was the wife of Philip V (1700 - 1746), and was very powerful and influential in politics. She replaced the prevailing French influence at Court with Italian influence, and managed to secure Italian thrones for her sons.
* In which year were the Jesuits expelled from Spain?
* Silver was discovered in this city in 1545. In 1600 it was probably the biggest city in the Americas and one of the biggest in the world.
* This major mountain city in southern Peru was founded in 1540 by Pizarro on the site of an Inca town.
* This city was founded in 1535 by Pizarro. It was the capital of the Vice-Royalty of Peru.
* This was the Inca capital of Peru, captured and occupied by the Spanish in 1533.
* This city, founded in 1541, was the capital of Captaincy-General of Chile.
* This city, founded in 1538, was capital of the Spanish Vice-Royalty New Granada.
* This city, founded in 1531, was capital of Spanish colony New Galicia.
* This city, captured in 1521, was capital of the Vice-Royalty of New Spain.
* This city, founded by Cort?s in 1519, was the most important harbour on Gulf of Mexico.
* This city, founded in 1496, was capital of Hispaniola and adminstrative centre for Spanish Caribbean.
* This Spanish town and fortress in Luzon, Philippines, was founded in 1571.
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