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The '''Second Carlist War''', or the '''War of the Matiners''' ([[Catalan language|Catalan]] for "early-risers," so-called from the harassing action that took place at the earliest hours of the morning), was a [[civil war]] in [[Spain]]. Some historians{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} consider it a direct Catalan revolt against Madrid, fought primarily in [[Catalonia]] by the [[Carlism|Carlists]] under General [[Ramón Cabrera y Griñó|Ramón Cabrera]] against the forces of the government of [[Isabella II of Spain|Isabella II]]. The uprising began in September 1846 and continued until May 1849, spreading to [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]].

 

 

The conflict was rather minor in the Basque Country in the [[Southern Basque Country|Basque context]], a central focus of Carlist uprisings, it was non-existent, so "Second Carlist War" invariably refers to the [[Third Carlist War]].{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} It coincided with the democratic [[Revolutions of 1848]], when [[Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies|Maria Christina]] revoked the constitution of [[Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia|Ramón de Narváez]]. Narváez himself led the counterattack against the revolt in Galicia while [[Fernando Fernández de Córdova, 2nd Marquis of Mendigorría|Fernando de Córdova]], captain-general of Catalonia, put down the isolated rebel cells in that region by early 1849. In June of that year, amnesty was granted to the Carlists and those who had fled returned.