Encasillado
Introduction

[thumb\|"*Mapa del caciquismo en España*", by Moya (1897\). It shows the main deputies by province, whose seats were not negotiated in the *encasillado*, and who were the great caciques of the [political regime of the Restoration](/wiki/Political_regime_of_the_Restoration "Political regime of the Restoration").«Explanation of the map (in case the caciques do not appear) Alava: [Urquijo](/wiki/Estanislao_de_Urquijo "Estanislao de Urquijo"), Albacete: [Ochando](/wiki/Federico_Ochando "Federico Ochando"), Alicante: [Capdepón](/wiki/Trinitario_Ruiz "Trinitario Ruiz"), Almería: [Navarro Rodrigo](/wiki/Carlos_Navarro_Rodrigo "Carlos Navarro Rodrigo"), Ávila: [Silvela](/wiki/Francisco_Silvela "Francisco Silvela"). Badajoz: [Gálvez Holguín](/wiki/G%C3%A1lvez_Holgu%C3%ADn "Gálvez Holguín") ([Leopoldo Gálvez Hoguín in the Parliament](http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/SDocum/ArchCon/SDHistoDipu/SDBuscHisDip?_piref73_1340033_73_1340032_1340032.next_page=/wc/enviarCgiBuscadorHistorico)). Baleares: [Maura](/wiki/Antonio_Maura "Antonio Maura"). Barcelona: [Comillas](/wiki/Antonio_L%C3%B3pez%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Comillas "Antonio López, 1st Marquess of Comillas"). Burgos: [Liniers](/wiki/Santiago_de_Liniers_y_Gallo_Alc%C3%A1ntara "Santiago de Liniers y Gallo Alcántara"). Cáceres: [Camisón](/wiki/Laureano_Garc%C3%ADa_Camis%C3%B3n "Laureano García Camisón") ([Laureano García Camisón in the Parliament](http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/SDocum/ArchCon/SDHistoDipu/SDBuscHisDip?_piref73_1340033_73_1340032_1340032.next_page=/wc/enviarCgiBuscadorHistorico)). Cádiz: [Auñón](/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Au%C3%B1%C3%B3n_y_Villal%C3%B3n "Ramón Auñón y Villalón"). Canarias: [León y Castillo](/wiki/Juan_Le%C3%B3n_y_Castillo "Juan León y Castillo"). Castellón: [Tetuán](/wiki/Carlos_O%27Donnell%2C_2nd_Duke_of_Tetu%C3%A1n "Carlos O'Donnell, 2nd Duke of Tetuán"). Ciudad Real: [Nieto](/wiki/Emilio_Nieto "Emilio Nieto"). Córdoba: [Vega Armijo](/wiki/Antonio_Aguilar_y_Correa%2C_Marquis_of_Vega_de_Armijo "Antonio Aguilar y Correa, Marquis of Vega de Armijo"). Coruña: [Linares Rivas](/wiki/Aurealiano_Linares_Rivas "Aurealiano Linares Rivas"). Cuenca: [Romero Girón](/wiki/Romero_Gir%C3%B3n "Romero Girón"). Gerona: [Llorens](/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Llorens_y_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_C%C3%B3rdoba "Joaquín Llorens y Fernández de Córdoba"). Granada: [Aguilera](/wiki/Alberto_Aguilera "Alberto Aguilera"). Guadalajara: [Romanones](/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_de_Figueroa%2C_1st_Count_of_Romanones "Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones"). Guipúzcoa: [Sánchez Toca](/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_S%C3%A1nchez_de_Toca "Joaquín Sánchez de Toca"). Huelva: Monleón. Huesca: [Castelar](/wiki/Emilio_Castelar "Emilio Castelar"). Jaén: Almenas. León: [Gullón](/wiki/P%C3%ADo_Gull%C3%B3n_e_Iglesias "Pío Gullón e Iglesias"). Lérida: Duke of Denia ([Luis León y Catacumber in the Senate](http://www.senado.es/web/conocersenado/senadohistoria/senado18341923/senadores/fichasenador/index.html?id1=855)). Logroño: Salvador ([Amós Salvador in RAH](http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/6185/amos-salvador-y-rodriganez), [Miguel Salvador in RAH](http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/33229/miguel-salvador-y-rodriganez)). Lugo: [Quiroga Ballesteros](/wiki/Quiroga_Ballesteros "Quiroga Ballesteros"). Madrid: [Royal House of the Post Office](/wiki/Royal_House_of_the_Post_Office "Royal House of the Post Office"). Málaga: [Romero Robledo](/wiki/Francisco_Romero_Robledo "Francisco Romero Robledo"). Murcia: [García Alix](/wiki/Antonio_Garc%C3%ADa_Alix "Antonio García Alix"). Navarra: [Mella](/wiki/Juan_V%C3%A1zquez_de_Mella "Juan Vázquez de Mella"). Orense: [Bugallal](/wiki/Gabino_Bugallal_Ara%C3%BAjo "Gabino Bugallal Araújo"). Oviedo: [Pidl](/wiki/Alejandro_Pidal_y_Mon "Alejandro Pidal y Mon"). Palencia: [Barrio y Mier](/wiki/Mat%C3%ADas_Barrio_y_Mier "Matías Barrio y Mier"). Pontevedra: [Elduayen](/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_Elduayen%2C_1st_Marquess_of_the_Pazo_de_la_Merced "José de Elduayen, 1st Marquess of the Pazo de la Merced"). Salamanca: [Tamames](/wiki/Jose_Messia_y_Gayoso "Jose Messia y Gayoso"). Santander: Eguillor ([Manuel Eguillor in the Senate](http://www.senado.es/web/conocersenado/senadohistoria/senado18341923/senadores/fichasenador/index.html?id1=68)). Segovia: Oñate (José Oñate y Ruiz en Senado,). Sevilla: [Ramos Calderón](/wiki/Antonio_Ramos_Calder%C3%B3n "Antonio Ramos Calderón") (Antonio Ramos Calderón in the Parliament). Soria: [*Vizconde de los Asilos*](/wiki/Vizconde_de_los_Asilos "Vizconde de los Asilos") ([Eduardo Santa Ana y Rodríguez\-Camaleño in the Senate](http://www.senado.es/web/conocersenado/senadohistoria/senado18341923/senadores/fichasenador/index.html?lang=en&id1=238)). Tarragona: [Bosch y Fustegueras](/wiki/Bosch_y_Fustegueras "Bosch y Fustegueras"). Teruel: [Castel](/wiki/Carlos_Castel_y_Gonzalez "Carlos Castel y Gonzalez"). Toledo: [Cordova](/wiki/Gumersindo_de_Azc%C3%A1rate "Gumersindo de Azcárate") ([Gumersindo Díaz Cordovés en Senado](http://www.senado.es/web/conocersenado/senadohistoria/senado18341923/senadores/fichasenador/index.html?id1=864)). Valencia: [Jimeno](/wiki/Amalio_Gimeno%2C_1st_Count_of_Gimeno "Amalio Gimeno, 1st Count of Gimeno"). Valladolid: [Gamazo](/wiki/Juan_antonio_Gamazo "Juan antonio Gamazo"). Vizcaya: [Martínez Rivas](/wiki/Mart%C3%ADnez_Rivas "Martínez Rivas") (José [María Martínez de las Rivas in Auñamendi](/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Mart%C3%ADnez_de_las_Rivas_en_Au%C3%B1amendi "María Martínez de las Rivas en Auñamendi")). Zamora: [Requejo](/wiki/Federico_Requejo_Avedillo_pol%C3%ADtico_espa%C3%B1ol "Federico Requejo Avedillo político español"). Zaragoza: .»](/wiki/File:Mapa_del_caciquismo_en_Espa%C3%B1a%2C_de_Moya.jpeg "Mapa del caciquismo en España, de Moya.jpeg")
The "***encasillado***" was the system used to assign the seats in the general elections of the [Bourbon Restoration period](/wiki/Restoration_%28Spain%29 "Restoration (Spain)") in Spain before they were held. This ensured through [electoral fraud](/wiki/Electoral_fraud "Electoral fraud") that the seats would be as selected by the government and the wide [cacique network](/wiki/Cacique_network "Cacique network") spread throughout the territory. It was named as such because it was a matter of "fitting" (in [Spanish](/wiki/Spanish_language "Spanish language"): *encajar, encasillar*) the candidates of the two "[parties of the day](/wiki/Turno "Turno")" ([Conservative](/wiki/Conservative_Party_%28Spain%29 "Conservative Party (Spain)") and [Liberal](/wiki/Liberal_Party_Spears%C3%A7 "Liberal Party Spearsç")) in the "grid of *casillas*" constituted by the more than 300 [uninominal districts](/wiki/Single-member_district "Single-member district") and the approximately one hundred seats of the 26 [plurinominal constituencies](/wiki/Plurinominal_constituencies "Plurinominal constituencies"). The person in charge of carrying out the "*encasillado*" was the Minister of the Interior of the incoming government, who thus ensured a comfortable majority in Parliament, since in the [political regime of the Restoration](/wiki/Political_regime_of_the_Restoration "Political regime of the Restoration") the governments changed before the elections, and not after as in the [parliamentary regimes](/wiki/Parliamentary_system "Parliamentary system") (not fraudulent).Romero Salvador (2021\), p. 117\-118\.


Who carried out the 'encasillado' before elections?