SPEECH FROM THE THRONE 1879
((Audience- Private))
Good Assemblymen and State Councillors,
We are am glad to once again greet this noble body. We hope that during the next five years you would serve Us and Spain in a productive ways, setting aside factionalism and remembering that you are here to do the same thing - assist the Throne to better and develop Our beloved realm.
Speaking of service to the Realm - before the Gran Audiencia, We ask this benign organ, before moving to other affairs, to spend a minute in silent prayer to honor the memory of its passed leader, the Prince of Belmonte. Coming from one of the most ancient houses of the Kingdom, this man has spent nearly forty years in public service, tirelessly working for the good of the Dynasty and State. It was a true gentleman, a man who loved his King, his Country and law, who had a great sense of justice and sensibility, whose kindness and moderation always made him friends while he lacked enemies. With his death, We have lost a friend and good servant - and the Country lost a patriot. May he rest in peace.
We must note that We are disturbed by the recent events connected with the mutual accusations of the Marquess of Pontevedra and Pater der Valle. While We do not doubt the professionalism of the Ministry of Interior, We do not wish that any talks of a personal conflict might blemish the decisions on revocation of a license of a party. Therefore We have decided to decree that from this moment that a special committee should oversee this case. It would consist of three comptrollers, assisted by an apparatus of lawyers and public servants. We appoint the Duke of Infantado, the Duque of Escalona and the Marquess of Etxeto as the current comptrollers of this committee and ask both the Marquess of Pontevedra to bring his accusations to this committee and Pater de Valle to present is defense. The committee is then to bring its considerations to myself and the First Secretary. Should it be proven that the Peoples Party of Spain has indeed olated the laws and traditions of Spain, that it has endangered Our authority, public order and civil peace, it indeed should be disbanded – but not because of personal disagreements.
God be with you.
FELIPE
Cabinet 1879
President of the State Council: Duque de Escalona (Qwerty)
First Secretary of State: Duque de Escalona (Qwerty)
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Marqués de Riojo (Dadarian)
Secretary of State for the Treasury: Duque de Escalona (Qwerty)
Second Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Interior, Grace and Justice: Sr. de Correia y de Medinaceli (Revan)
Secretary of State for Public Works and Economic Affairs: Duque de Menorca ((Firehound))
War Council:
Leader of the Council: Sr. de Correia y de Medinaceli (Revan)
Antonio Carlos de Zumalacárregui e Imaz (RR)
Marqués de Riojo (Dadarian)
Infante Pelayo de Bourbon y Wittelsbach
Secretary of the Council and Quartermaster General of the Spanish Armed |Forces: Brigadier General Manuel Marino Sastre y Luna, Conde de Riner ((Keinwyn))
President of the Indies and Africa Council: Antonio Juan Alvarez del Toro y Suárez de Urbina (lifewarrior)
Secretary for Church Relationships. Educational and Cultural Affairs: the Archbishop of Toledo ((Luft))
Regional governments:
Viceroy of Leon-Castilla: Duque de Infantado
Сo-Viceroys of Basconia: Marqués de Riojo (Dadarian)
Antonio Carlos de Zumalacárregui e Imaz ((RR)
Viceroy of Galicia:
Sr. de Correia y de Medinaceli (Revan)
Viceroy of Granada: Duque de Toledo
Viceroy of Catalonia: Duque de Menorca