Baldomero Espartero
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Baldomero Fernández-Espartero y Álvarez de Toro was a Spanish captain general and statesman. He served as the Regent of the Realm, three times as Prime Minister and briefly as President of the Congres
Espartero in 1865
Engraving illustrating the house where Espartero was born
Battle of Luchana
Hug of Vergara, between Espartero and Maroto.
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies was the Queen of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and Queen regent of the kingdom from 1833, when her daughter became queen at age two, to 1840. By virtue of her short marri
Baldomero Espartero
…taking part in the Peninsular War. He would become a champion for the Liberals after taking credit for the victory in the First Carlist War and replaced Maria Christina as regent of Spain in 1840. Associated with the Progressive Party, he was one of the so-called espadones ('big swords'), general-politicians who dominated…
Portrait by Vicente López y Portaña, 1830
Maria Christina - Regent of Spain, by Valentín Carderera, mid 1830s
Queen Maria Christina of Spain in old age