Coup d'état of Pavía

Coup d'état of Pavía
Illustration of Pavia's troops entering the Congress of Deputies
Native name Golpe de Estado de Pavía
Date3 January 1874 (1874-01-03)
LocationCongress of Deputies, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates40°24′57″N 3°41′48″W / 40.41583°N 3.69667°W / 40.41583; -3.69667
TypeCoup d'état

The Coup d'état of Pavía (Spanish: Golpe de Estado de Pavía), or more simply Pavía's Coup, was a military coup d'état initiated by General Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque on 3 January 1874, during First Spanish Republic. As a result, Spain transitioned from a democratic government to an authoritarian one.