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![]() Spanish Congress of Deputies, after the election
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Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Constitutional Party
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
Radical-Democratic Party
General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on August 24, 1872. At stake were all 391 seats in the Congress of Deputies. The Radical-Democratic Party won the elections.
General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on August 24 under universal male suffrage. The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I.