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| 1285 | Alfonso III |  |
| Aragon Grants wide powers to the nobles
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| 1556 | Philip II |  |
| Madrid Given the Government of Spain
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| 1634 | Olivares |  |
| Madrid The Junta de Ejecucion replaces the Council of State as the chief policy making body
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| 1808 | Ferdinand VII |  |
| 6th May 18 Supreme Governing Juntas are established in the provinces ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII
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| 25th Sep The Supreme Central Governing Junta is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII
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| 1810 | Ferdinand VII |  |
| 31st Jan A Supreme Council of Regency is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII
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| 1812 | Ferdinand VII |  |
| 10th Mar Ferdinand VII repudiates the liberal Constitution
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| 10th Mar The Cortes passes a liberal Constitution under a hereditary monarch
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| 1814 | Ferdinand VII |  |
| 22nd Mar Upon the return of Fernando VII the Regency is dissolved
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| 1841 | Espartero |  |
| Madrid Becomes virtual dictator of Spain after the resignation of Regent Maria Christina
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| 1873 | Castelar, Emilio |  |
| 8th Sep Madrid Restores otder under a centralise republic
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| 1874 | Serrano, Francisco |  |
| 3rd Jan Madrid Serrano becomes dictator
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| 1875 | Alfonso XII |  |
| Madrid Succeeds after a period of republican Government following mother's abdication in 1868
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| 1876 | Canovas del Castillo, Antonio |  |
| Madrid Writes a new Constitution
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| 1931 | Alcala Zamora, Niceto |  |
| April Madrid Heads the Government pending the adoption of a republican Constitution
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| 1931 | Alfonso XIII |  |
| 14th April A Republic is proclaimed
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| 1932 | Garcia, Alejandro Lerroux y |  |
| 9th Sep Madrid The statute of autonomy becomes law & the Catalan Government is restored
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| 1936 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| 23rd July Burgos The Nationalists declare the Junta de Defensa Nacional as a new Government
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| 1st Oct Salamanca A military Junta in Salamanca proclaims Franco General isimo of "Nationalist" Spain
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| 1937 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| Changes the name of the Fascist Party to the traditionalist Spanish phalanx
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| Declares the Fascist Party the only legal Party
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| 1939 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| Madrid June '39-July '42, the Falange Espanol Grand Council is the principle legislative body
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| 1945 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| July Madrid Issues the Fuero de los Espanoles, a charter of rights
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| 1947 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| Madrid Reorganizes the Government with himself as Regent for the monarchy & Chief-of-State
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| 1969 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| 22nd July Madrid Reetablishes the monarchy
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| 1975 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo |  |
| 6th Feb 500 Spanish civil servants sign a pro-democracy manifesto
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| 1975 | Juan Carlos I |  |
| 30th Oct Madrid Assumes sovereign powers "provisionally" 3 weeks before Franco 's death
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| Nov Madrid Promises the re-establshment of parlamentary Government for the 1st time since 1939
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| 1981 | Sotelo y Bustelo, Leopoldo Calvo |  |
| 26th Feb Madrid Forms a Cabinet, the 1st in Spain since 1939 without General s
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