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Las Palmas Cathedral on Gran Canaria Island
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resorted to terroristic tactics. For the most
part Spain and this “overseas” realm have
enjoyed mutual benefits from a prosperous
tourist trade thanks to the archipelago's
salubrious climate, which supports a rich
variety of flora and a lively commerce based
upon numerous natural products.
career as a historian, he found himself
increasingly drawn into legal and political
affairs during the 1850s. Nevertheless,
some of his best studies on Spanish history
belong to this early period, including his
account of the country's decline during the
late 17th century. A moderate Conserva-
tive, Cánovas allied himself with L
EOPOLDO
O'D
ONNELL
and held many offices, includ-
ing several ministerial positions. Disap-
proving of the 1868 revolution, he was
unimpressed by the choice of A
MADEO
I to
replace I
SABELLA
II.
During the early 1870s Cánovas again
put aside his literary activity to work for the
Bourbon restoration and was the principal
Cánovas del Castillo, Antonio
(1828-1897)
Spanish statesman and writer
A native of M
ÁLAGA
, belonging to a “good
family” but without much money, Cánovas
earned enough as a journalist to complete
law school in Madrid. Hoping to pursue a
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