Prim is indeed the anchor of Spain.
With Prim around, the Spanish Army naturally wouldn't face the risk of division. United, the Spanish Army harbored a strong desire to fight against the Carlist rebels.
On February 17, 1870, the Spanish Army led by Prim encountered the Basque Rebel Army in the La Rioja Region, and intense firefighting immediately ensued between the two sides.
Although the Spanish Army still had many shortcomings compared to the Franco-Prussian Army, when facing the Basque rebels with inferior numbers and equipment, it was like a father disciplining his son, leaving one speechless.
The Basques might have gathered thousands of muskets, but they simply couldn't muster even double-digit artillery.
Counting on linear infantry tactics to defeat the abundantly cannon-equipped Spanish Army was as hopeless as hoping the Spanish Army would just surrender.
But Spain is not Italy, much less France; they don't have that kind of tradition of surrendering.
