Editing Amadeo I of Spain (section)

==== Debate on Illegalizing the Spanish IWA ====
[[File:FRE-AIT.svg|thumb|Emblem of the Spanish [[International Workingmen's Association|IWA]].]]

Malcampo sought to prove the monarchy's firmness by proposing to outlaw the [[Spanish Regional Federation of the IWA|Spanish IWA]], founded in 1870, amid fears sparked by the [[Paris Commune]] (March–May 1871). Unionists, Sagasta's Progressives, and Carlists backed the ban, viewing the IWA as a threat, while Republicans opposed it, defending [[freedom of association]]. Ruiz Zorrilla's faction, torn between supporting rights and avoiding a “disorder” label, abstained, missing a chance for unity. On November 10, the Cortes voted 192–38 to ban the IWA, but the Supreme Court's prosecutor blocked enforcement, citing constitutional protections, allowing the IWA to persist.{{Sfn|Vilches|2001|pp=201-204}}{{Sfn|Fontana|2007|p=368}}