When the First Carlist War (1833–1840) broke out in Spain between the queen regent María Cristina, supported by the liberals, and the absolutist pretender Don Carlos, French legitimists portrayed it as a clash of civilizations between absolutism and liberalism. As supporters of the eldest branch of the Bourbon dynasty who had governed France from 1589 to 1792 and then again from 1814–1815 to 1830, legitimists had been ousted from power by the July Revolution in 1830. Three years later, they regarded Don Carlos's mission to regain the Spanish throne as their latest hope for the restoration of absolutism in France and Europe. Although historians have largely portrayed the 1830s as a decade in which legitimists had little say in politics, the liveliness of the French legitimist press during the First Carlist War reveals that legitimists were far from quiet. Their support of Don Carlos contributed to the definition of a coherent set of reactionary ideas, which contributed to making legitimism a credible political alternative in the second half of the nineteenth century.

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法国合法主义者和西班牙 Carlist：1833-1840 年西班牙第一次 Carlist 战争期间的跨国极端保守团结


当第一次卡利斯特战争（1833-1840 年）在自由派的支持下摄政王玛丽亚·克里斯蒂娜 （María Cristina） 和专制主义伪装者唐·卡洛斯 （Don Carlos） 在西班牙爆发时，法国合法主义者将其描绘成专制主义和自由主义之间的文明冲突。作为 1589 年至 1792 年统治法国，然后在 1814-1815 年至 1830 年统治法国的波旁王朝最古老分支的支持者，合法主义者在 1830 年的七月革命中被赶下台。三年后，他们将唐·卡洛斯 （Don Carlos） 夺回西班牙王位的使命视为他们在法国和欧洲恢复专制主义的最新希望。尽管历史学家在很大程度上将 1830 年代描绘成合法主义者在政治上几乎没有发言权的十年，但在第一次卡利斯特战争期间法国合法主义媒体的活跃表明，合法主义者远非安静。他们对唐·卡洛斯的支持有助于定义一套连贯的反动思想，这有助于使合法主义成为 19 世纪下半叶可靠的政治选择。