such till January
4, 1833, when Ferdinand recovered. On June 20, 1833, Ferdinand, still
most anxious to secure the throne to his offspring, whether male or
female, convened a Cortes at Madrid which confirmed his wishes. On
September 29 he died. Cristina became Regent and the Infanta Isabella
Queen of Spain. Don Carlos refused to recognize Isabella's rights to the
throne. The enactments of Philip V and Ferdinand--no matter by whom
made--could not affect his own divine rights, as all such enactments had
been given effect to after he himself was born.

I must admit that it appears to be most difficult to convince the direct
descendants of Don Carlos that they have not been deprived of their just
rights. My readers are at full liberty to decide this difficult problem.
This does not matter to us, it is an interesting episode in the history
of one of the oldest reigning families, the Bourbons. The first
formidable rising took place at about November 14, 1833. Estella became
the seat of Government of Don Carlos during the war, which lasted till
the middle of the year 1840. Our Don Carlos was the son of his
grandfather's third son, Juan.

CARLOS = Francesca de Avis
| (daughter of Joan VI of Portugal)
|
+-------------+--------------+
| | |
Carlos Luis Fernando Juan
{_________________________} |
(died on same day. No issue) |
|
Carlos Maria
|
|
Jaime

If you remember, I had left Don Carlos shortly after he had frustrated
Alfonso's plans early in 1875 by the decisive defeat of the Royalist Army
under General Laserta. The success he achieved there did not prove of
much value, in spite of the fact that the Royalist Army were very slow in
reorganizing. The result of King Alfonso's accession caused many of the
supporters of Don Carlos, who were fighting chiefly against the Republic,
to become lukewarm. The war continued to drag on. Finally, weakened by
the desertion of some of his chief supporters and the recantation of the
famous Cabrera, and being completely outnumbered by the Royalist forces,
Don Carlos, accompanied by a few of his staunchest friends and one
battalion of men from Castile, crossed over the border in