Navarre in Africa’s war (1859-1860)

Abstract

As it is usually the case throughout the Elizabethan Era, the participation of Navarre in the Spanish-Moroccan War (1859-1860) remains widely unknown. This is so even if its study is very interesting because the conflict took place at a time of tension between this province and the central government. Within this context, we examine the position of the Diputación, of the city councils and of some individual people from Navarra before the conflict (exhibitions of inflated patriotism in favour of the government, money offerings, providing of medical materials, etc.). The conclusion is that the position taken by Navarre was close to that of other provinces, which suggests that the process of Spanish nationalization was quite advanced in the Ancient Kingdom.