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| 1285 | Alfonso III |  |
| Aragon Grants wide powers to the nobles |
| 1357 | Albornoz, Gil Alverez Carillo de | |
| Codifies the laws of the Papal States |
| 1556 | Philip II | |
| Madrid Given the Government of Spain |
| 1634 | Olivares | |
| Madrid The Junta de Ejecucion replaces the Council of State as the chief policy making body |
| 1808 | Ferdinand VII | |
| 6th May 18 Supreme Governing Juntas are established in the provinces ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII |
| 25th Sep The Supreme Central Governing Junta is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII |
| 1810 | Ferdinand VII | |
| 31st Jan A Supreme Council of Regency is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII |
| 1812 | Ferdinand VII | |
| 10th Mar Ferdinand VII repudiates the liberal constitution |
| 10th Mar The Cortes passes a liberal constitution under a hereditary monarch |
| 1814 | Ferdinand VII | |
| 22nd Mar Upon the return of Fernando VII the Regency is dissolved |
| 1841 | Espartero | |
| Madrid Becomes virtual dictator of Spain after the resignation of Regent Maria Chris tina |
| 1873 | Castelar, Emilio | |
| 8th Sep Madrid Restores otder under a centralise republic |
| 1874 | Serrano, Francisco | |
| 3rd Jan Madrid Serrano becomes dictator |
| 1875 | Alfonso XII | |
| Madrid Succeeds after a period of republican government following mother's abdication in 1868 |
| 1876 | Canovas del Castillo, Antonio | |
| Madrid Writes a new constitution |
| 1931 | Alcala Zamora, Niceto | |
| April Madrid Heads the government pending the adoption of a republican constitution |
| 1931 | Alfonso XIII | |
| 14th April A Republic is proclaimed |
| 1932 | Garcia, Alejandro Lerroux y | |
| 9th Sep Madrid The statute of autonomy becomes law & the Catalan government is restored |
| 1936 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo | |
| 23rd July Burgos The Nationalists declare the Junta de Defensa Nacional as a new government |
| 1st Oct Salamanca A military Junta in Salamanca proclaims Franco Generalisimo of "Nationalist" Spain |
| 1937 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo | |
| Changes the name of the Fascist Party to the traditionalist Spanish phalanx |
| Declares the Fascist Party the only legal Party |
| 1939 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo | |
| Madrid June '39-July '42, the Falange Espanol Grand Council is the principle legislative body |
| 1945 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo | |
| July Madrid Issues the Fuero de los Espanoles, a charter of rights |
| 1947 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo | |
| Madrid Reorganizes the government with himself as Regent for the monarchy & Chief-of-State |
| 1969 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo | |
| 22nd July Madrid Reetablishes the monarchy |
| 1975 | Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo | |
| 6th Feb 500 Spanish civil servants sign a pro-democracy manifesto |
| 1975 | Juan Carlos I | |
| 30th Oct Madrid Assumes sovereign powers "provisionally" 3 weeks before Franco's death |
| Nov Madrid Promises the re-establshment of parlamentary government for the 1st time since 1939 |
| 1981 | Sotelo y Bustelo, Leopoldo Calvo | |
| 26th Feb Madrid Forms a Cabinet, the 1st in Spain since 1939 without generals |
