Its Reconstruction and financial Embarrassments 426 Resumption of Functions 429 Its diminished Authority--Its Moderation 430 THE REVOLUTION OF 1820. Growing Disaffection culminates in successful Revolution 434 Fernando compelled to abolish the Inquisition, March 9, 1820 436 Suicide of Liberalism 438 Quarrel with the Church--Increasing Anarchy 440 The Congress of Verona orders Intervention 444 The French Invasion--Ferdinand carried to Cádiz 446 Proscription of the Liberals 448 Fernando released and returns to Power 449 TEN YEARS OF REACTION. Absolutism revenges itself on Liberalism 450 Fernando refuses to revive the Inquisition 453 Discontent of the Extremists--Rising in Catalonia 456 Dormant Condition of the Inquisition 458 Episcopal juntas de fe--Execution of Cayetano Ripoll 460 CRISTINA. The Question of Succession causes Reversal of Policy 462 Death of Fernando VII--The Carlist War--Alliance of the Regent Cristina with the Liberals 466 The Inquisition definitely abolished, July 15, 1834 467 Gradual Development of Toleration 469 CHAPTER II--RETROSPECT. Vicissitudes in the History of Spain 472 Causes of Decadence--Misgovernment of the Hapsburgs 473 Industry crushed by Taxation 478 Lack of Means of Intercommunication--_The Mesta_ 480 Debasement of the Coinage 482 Aversion for Labor 483 Multiplication of Offices--Empleomanía 485 Gradual Recuperation under the Bourbons 486 Inordinate Growth of the Church in Numbers and Wealth 488 Demoralization of the Clergy 496 Clerical Influence--Development of Intolerance 498 Superficial Character of Religion 502 Results of Intolerance 504 Influence of the Inquisition on the People 507 Contemporary opinion of its Services 508 Indifference to Morals 509 Disregard for Law--Aspirations to Domination 511 Suppression of adverse Opinion 513 Statistics of its Operations 516 Conscientious Cruelty 525