Kingdom of Spain Reino de España | |||||||||
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1823–1833 | |||||||||
Motto: Plus ultra (Latin) (English: "Further Beyond") | |||||||||
Anthem: Marcha Real | |||||||||
Capital | Madrid | ||||||||
Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholic Church (official) | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Spanish | ||||||||
Government | Unitary absolute monarchy | ||||||||
King | |||||||||
• 1823–1833 | Ferdinand VII | ||||||||
Legislature | Cortes Generales | ||||||||
Historical era | 19th century | ||||||||
1823 | |||||||||
• Death of Ferdinand VII | 1833 | ||||||||
Currency | Escudo, Real | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | ES | ||||||||
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The Ominous Decade (Castilian: Década Ominosa) is a term for the last ten years of the reign of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, dating from the abolition of the Spanish Constitution of 1812, on 1 October 1823, to his death on 29 September 1833.