Canton of Cartagena
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The Canton of Cartagena, also known as the Canton of Murcia, was a period of Cartagena, Spain's history when it was governed by a radical cantonalist junta for six months between 1873 and 1874. The ci
Hoisting of the blood-stained red flag above the Castle of Galeras
Political characture of Emilio Castelar in 1873 caught between the Carlist revolt in Navarre and the cantonal insurrection in Cartagena
Battle of Portmán
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The Battle of Portmán, sometimes referred to by other names such as the Battle off Cartagena and the Battle of Escombrera Island, was a confrontation during the Cantonal Rebellion between the naval fo
The battle as depicted in an engraving published by The Illustrated London News on 1 November 1873.
Numancia cutting through the central government line. Left to right: Méndez Núñez, Numancia, Vitoria, Almansa, Carmén, Tetuan, and Despertador del Cantón (ex-Fernando el Católico). Engraving published in The Graphic on 25 October 1873.
Numancia.
Vitoria at Mahón on Menorca in the Balearic Islands in 1885.