Dos de Mayo Uprising
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The Dos de Mayo or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808. The rebellion, mainly by civilians, with some isolated military action by junior officers, was against the occup
The Second of May 1808 Francisco de Goya, 1814
Second of May 1808: Pedro Velarde y Santiyán takes his last stand.
The Heroes of the Second of May memorial, Madrid
Peninsular War
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The Peninsular War was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire du
Dos de Mayo Uprising
…Imperial forces, with hundreds of public executions. These actions led to the Spanish people revolting against French occupation and outbreak of the Peninsular War, and ended the Franco-Spanish alliance in the Napoleonic Wars. The city had been under the occupation of Napoleon's army since 23 March of the same…
Peninsular war collage
Portrait of Prince John of Braganza by Jean-Baptiste Debret (1817).
Napoleon Bonaparte by Andrea Appiani (1805).
Prince Fernando VII of Spain by Vicente López Portaña