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May 1808

  • 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.
  • Dos de Mayo UprisingNapoleon's army occupied Madrid on the 23rd of March 1808. King Charles IV had been forced to abdicate by his own people during the Tumult of Aranjuez.