Liberal Revolution of 1820

Liberal Revolution of 1820

Part of the Revolutions of 1820
The General and Extraordinary Cortes of the Portuguese Nation that approved the first Portuguese Constitution
Date	24 August 1820
Location	Portugal
Participants	Portuguese society
Outcome	Return of the Portuguese court from Brazil End of absolutism and establishment of a constitutional monarchy

The Liberal Revolution of 1820 (Portuguese: Revolução Liberal) was a Portuguese political revolution that erupted in 1820. It began with a military insurrection in the city of Porto, in northern Portugal, that quickly and peacefully spread to the rest of the country. The Revolution resulted in the return in 1821 of the Portuguese court to Portugal from Brazil, where it had fled during the Peninsular War, and initiated a constitutional period in which the 1822 Constitution was ratified and implemented. The movement's liberal ideas had an important influence on Portuguese society and political organization in the nineteenth century.