Esquilache Riots
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The Esquilache Riots occurred in March 1766 during the rule of Charles III of Spain.
The Esquilache Riots, by Francisco de Goya
1864 painting of demonstrators being outfitted as "Hats-and-Capes"
Illustration of a Walloon Guards grenadier in 1761
José Moñino y Redondo, 1st Count of Floridablanca was a Spanish statesman. He was the reformist chief minister of King Charles III of Spain, and also served briefly under Charles IV. He was arguably S
Portrait by Pompeo Batoni, c. 1776
Francisco Moñino, younger brother of the Count of Floridablanca, was the ambassador in the Republic of Venice and Lisbon
José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca, painted by Goya