The Spanish Royal Statute of 1834 established a bicameral legislature (Cortes) consisting of an upper chamber of unelected nobles and a lower chamber of elected representatives.
The first session was opened on 24 July 1834 and closed on 29 May 1835.
[1] Presidents: Francisco Javier Castaños y Aragorri, Duque de Bailén (resigned); Pedro Agustín Girón, Duque de Ahumada y Marqués de las Amarillas.
Vice-presidents: José Gabriel Silva Bazán, Marqués de Santa Cruz (resigned); Mauricio Álvarez de las Asturias Bohorques y Chacón, Duque de Gor.
Secretaries: Diego Clemencín (died); Ángel Saavedra Ramírez de Baquedano, Duque de Rivas; Isidro Alfonso Sousa de Portugal y Guzmán, Marqués de Guadalcázar; Antonio Cano Manuel y Ramírez de Arellano (absent); Pedro Colón de Toledo y Ramírez de Baquedano, Duque de Veragua; Joaquín Fernández de Córdoba y Vera, Conde de Sástago (interim).