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19th century in Spain

  • Ferdinand VIIFerdinand was born on the 14th of October 1784 in the palace of El Escorial near Madrid. He became the eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria…
  • Abdications of BayonneOn the 27th of October 1807, an unsuccessful attempt by the Prince of Asturias to end Manuel Godoy's government revealed deep instability within Spain.
  • Joseph BonaparteGiuseppe di Buonaparte entered the world on the 7th of January 1768 in Corte, the capital of the Corsican Republic. His parents were Carlo Buonaparte and…
  • Peninsular WarIn July 1807, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte issued orders to his Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord demanding Portugal declare war on…