Práxedes Mateo Sagasta Constitutional Party Francisco Serrano y Domínguez Independent General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on April 3, 1872.

The Conservative-Constitutional coalition (political heir of the Progressive-Liberal coalition in the previous elections) won the elections.

General elections of Spain of 1872 were held on April 8 under universal male suffrage.

The elections were held during the brief reign of Amadeo I, once the Spanish Constitution of 1869 was approved.

Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, a member of the Constitutional Party (part of the Conservative-Constitutional coalition), was the prime minister before the elections.