During the French Revolution, countries like Spain, Portugal and France achieved their independence from the European monarchies that held power over them.The French revolution took place between the years 1789 to
1799. It was a time of great turmoil as far as political and social mayhem in
France was concerned. This was the revolution that helped in overthrowing the
monarchy and the beginning of the republic. This period ultimately culminated
under the dictatorship of Napoleon the great. He brought in many liberal ideas
that the people accepted.
In Spain, the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment reached Spain in attenuated form about 1750, and emphasized there reforms that would increase Spain's prosperity and return it to its former position as a major power. Attention focused on medicine and physics, with some philosophy
