Then, when the Spanish elections of 1872 resulted in government violence against Carlist candidates and a swing away from Carlism, the Carlist pretender, Carlos VII, decided that only force of arms could win him the throne.
Zatim, kada su španjolski izbori 1872. rezultiralo nasiljem protiv vlade karlističkih kandidata i odmakom od karlizma, karlistički pretendent, Carlos VII., odlučio je da samo silom oružja može osvojiti prijestolje.