The country was morally shattered, with the government system of the "turno" in question, with an Army that was outdated, almost without a Navy, and with an active conflict with Morocco that led to crisis and strikes like Tragic Week in 1909.

[1] Neutrality had important economic and social consequences as there was a huge boost in the process of "modernization" that had started timidly in 1900, due to the considerable increase in Spanish industrial production that suddenly opened new markets (the ones of the belligerent countries).

However, inflation skyrocketed as wages grew at a slower pace and there were shortages of necessities, such as bread, which led to riots of livelihoods in several cities and labor conflicts also grow led by the two major unions, the CNT and the UGT, which demanded salary increases that, at the end, would slow the decline in real wages due to inflation.

[3] However, reality prevented disregarding the problem and a more efficient solution was sought, creating the General Commissariat for Supply.

This institution was directed by a single person, a Commissioner, at whose service were officials of the ministries of Finance, Development and Home Affairs.