- his own
military instinct, and
would perish leading the
defense of the
Monteleón artillery barracks. On 2 May a
crowd began to
gather in
front of the Royal...
- on
orders from the
local junta,
Velarde led 37
soldiers to
defend the
Monteleón artillery barracks against the French. Velarde,
along with his comrade...
- Mallorca. His
books include: La
noche en que
caemos (winner of the 2013
MonteLeón Foundation Award) El
estado natural de las
cosas (winner of the 2017 Gabriel...
-
Islamic faith. Born in 1574,
Monteleon was the son and heir of
Camilo Pignatelli y
Folch de Cardona, 2nd Duke of
Monteleon (died 1583), son of
Ettore Pignatelli...
-
invaders (by Joaquín Sorolla, 1884)
Second of May 1808: the
defenders of
Monteleón make
their last
stand (by Joaquín Sorolla, 1884) The
Second of May 1808...
- The
death of
Pedro Velarde y Santillán
during the
defence of the
Monteleon Artillery Barracks, 1884,
Museo del Prado, Madrid...
-
became heroes in the
national imaginary. The area was the
place where the
Monteleón Artillery barracks lied in 1808 and
where the
heroic defense of the aforementioned...
- to
remove the
royal family from Spain. His
defence of the
barracks at
Monteleón was the only
action that day in
which the
Spanish army
fought the French...
- and
spread throughout the city,
including a
famous last
stand at the
Monteleón barracks.
Subsequent repression was brutal, with many
insurgent Spaniards...
-
fought the French,
working in the
defense of the
Artillery Battery at
Monteleón, led by Luis Daoíz y
Torres and
Pedro Velarde y Santillán. Her father...
