| Elected by universal suffrage of the residents of Madrid; was constituted (5 Oct 1868) as successor to the Junta Provisional Revolucionaria de Madrid; original membership as announced in Gaceta de Madrid was comprised of 30 persons (2 honorary presidents, 1 president, 2 vice-presidents, 4 secretaries, 21 members); acted as a watchdog committee for safeguarding the principles of the Revolution of 1868; passed a limited number of laws, mostly concerning the government for Madrid; proposed some measures for consideration of the Provisional Government chaired by Francisco Serrano; having been superseded by the Provisional Government in exercising executive and legislative authority, passed a resolution on self-dissolution (19 Oct 1868). Information sources: [2] |
