Guerra de Sucesión Española - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:37:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Guerra de Sucesión Española - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Regnorum Hispaniae et Portugalliae tabula generalis: jam nuper edita, nunc denuo revisa, aucta e ad usum scholarum https://historylab.es/regnorum-hispaniae-et-portugalliae-tabula-generalis-jam-nuper-edita-nunc-denuo-revisa-aucta-e-ad-usum-scholarum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=regnorum-hispaniae-et-portugalliae-tabula-generalis-jam-nuper-edita-nunc-denuo-revisa-aucta-e-ad-usum-scholarum Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:37 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/regnorum-hispaniae-et-portugalliae-tabula-generalis-jam-nuper-edita-nunc-denuo-revisa-aucta-e-ad-usum-scholarum/ Map of the Iberian Peninsula, made by Johann Baptist Homann from Jaillot's geographical information. In the lower right-hand corner is the cartouche which is practically copied from Pierre Mortier's "Theatre de la Guerre en Espagne et en Portugal" of 1705. Published in Nuremberg in 1720.

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]]> It covers the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands and North Africa. It contains a representation of Archduke Charles leading the embarkation of troops in an episode of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Below, an angel holds the coats of arms of Spain and Portugal. In the lower left-hand corner are the graphic scales in Hispanic, Portuguese, French and Italic German miles. The author has outlined the mountain systems, the most important rivers and cities (represented by groupings of buildings), as well as the communications network and a division of the territory into kingdoms. The toponymy is in Latin and Castilian, with some labels in German. Dated to the reign of Philip V (1700-1746)

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]]> View of the Strait of Gibraltar https://historylab.es/view-of-the-strait-of-gibraltar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=view-of-the-strait-of-gibraltar Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:03 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/vista-del-estrecho-de-gibraltar/ The image shows a view of the Strait of Gibraltar and its surroundings, with the trenches established during the 1704 siege

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]]> After the death without descendants of Charles II, the last representative of the House of Habsburg, the War of Succession (1701-1714) for the Spanish Crown began, pitting Austracists, supporters of Archduke Charles of Austria, against Bourbons, supporters of Philip V, grandson of King Louis XIV of France. During the conflict, in 1704, Gibraltar was besieged by an Anglo-Dutch squadron in support of Archduke Charles. The interest in Gibraltar was due to its strategic location as a communications junction between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. At the end of the war, after the victory of the House of Bourbon and the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, Gibraltar was ceded to Britain, thus becoming the property of the British Crown in perpetuity in territory under Spanish jurisdiction

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]]> The Siege of Barcelona. The end of the War of the Spanish Succession https://historylab.es/the-siege-of-barcelona-the-end-of-the-war-of-the-spanish-succession/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-siege-of-barcelona-the-end-of-the-war-of-the-spanish-succession Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/el-sitio-de-barcelona-el-fin-de-la-guerra-de-sucesion/ Online article from the magazine Historia National Geographic on "The Siege of Barcelona. The end of the War of Succession"

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]]> Popular article by Germán Segura in the magazine Historia National Geographic in which he explains the siege of Barcelona in 1714. It is structured around the reasons for the war, Barcelona’s resistance and Berwick’s arrival in Barcelona. It also includes eight images that introduce the exhibition: The final attack on Barcelona by Antoni Estruch Bros; Battle of Almansa, by Ricardo Balaca; Saló de Cent (photograph); The Born market, with the Citadel in the background; Louis XIV, portrait by Hyacinte Rigaud; Decoration of the Duke of Berwick, by I.D. Ingres; Cardona Castle (photograph); Palma Cathedral (photograph)

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]]> The new Spain of the first Bourbons: Philip V. Memory of Spain https://historylab.es/the-new-spain-of-the-first-bourbons-philip-v-memory-of-spain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-spain-of-the-first-bourbons-philip-v-memory-of-spain Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/la-nueva-espana-de-los-primeros-borbones-felipe-v-memoria-de-espana/ Episode 16 of the documentary series Memory of Spain: The New Spain of Philip V.

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]]> Episode 16 of the documentary series “Memories of Spain”. The descriptor on the rtve a la carte website contains the following summary: After the death of Charles II last Austria, the war of succession between France and Austria for the Spanish throne breaks out. Philip V (1700-1746), grandson of Louis XIV King of France, finally assumed the crown. Philip V centralised the state and abolished the privileges of Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia and Majorca. He only respected the institutions of the Basque Country and Navarre, which supported him in the war. He was succeeded by Ferdinand VI (1713-1759) and Charles III (1716-1788). It is advised by Ricardo García Cárcel and lasts 51:52 minutes

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]]> Decline of an empire. From the Habsburgs to the Bourbons. Memory of Spain https://historylab.es/decline-of-an-empire-from-the-habsburgs-to-the-bourbons-memory-of-spain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=decline-of-an-empire-from-the-habsburgs-to-the-bourbons-memory-of-spain Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/decadencia-de-un-imperio-de-los-austrias-a-los-borbones-memoria-de-espana/ Episode 15 of the documentary series Memory of Spain: Decadence of an empire. From the Habsburgs to the Bourbons.

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]]> Episode 15 of the documentary series “Memories of Spain”. The descriptor on the rtve a la carte website contains the following summary: The Spain of Charles II (1661-1700): Spain’s decline during the reign of the last Austria. King of weak and sickly constitution known as ‘The Bewitched’. He married twice, but had no children. After his death, the War of Succession is provoked by Philip of Anjou, the French pretender and grandson of Louis XIV, and Archduke Charles of Austria. Charles II names Philip of Anjou as his heir, bringing the Bourbons to the Spanish throne. The film was directed by Ricardo García Cárcel and lasts 44:42 minutes

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]]> How was Gibraltar lost? https://historylab.es/how-was-gibraltar-lost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-was-gibraltar-lost Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/como-se-perdio-gibraltar/ Historia y Vida magazine online article on "How was Gibraltar lost?"

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]]> Popular article by José Calvo Poyato published in the magazine Historia y Vida Nº 578 in which he explains how England took advantage of the War of the Spanish Succession to turn Gibraltar into a hill. It details its capitulation to Prince George of Hesse Darmstadt and the arrival of Admiral George Rooke, Philip V’s reaction to try to recover it and the reasons for the failure of the first of the three sieges to which Gibraltar was subjected in the 18th century.

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]]> All the intrigues of the Ursine Princess https://historylab.es/all-the-intrigues-of-the-ursine-princess/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-the-intrigues-of-the-ursine-princess Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/todas-las-intrigas-de-la-princesa-de-los-ursinos/ Online article from the magazine Historia y Vida with the title "All the intrigues of the Ursine princess"

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]]> Article published in the magazine Historia y Vida No. 537 in which some of the machinations and geniuses of Mariana de La Trémoille, Princess of the Ursins, at the court of Philip V are listed. The article is structured around the following points: The Papal Affair; The Monarchy in Spain; Appointing the Minister; Curbing the Inquisition; Putting the Inept Out of the Way; Against the Exchange of Thrones; Saved by the Bell; At the Top; Miscalculation; And The Fall of Mariana. The article is accompanied by images such as portraits of the Princess of Ursinos, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Philip V and Alberoni, among others.

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]]> The occupation of Gibraltar by the British in 1704 https://historylab.es/the-occupation-of-gibraltar-by-the-british-in-1704/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-occupation-of-gibraltar-by-the-british-in-1704 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/la-ocupacion-de-gibraltar-por-los-ingleses-en-1704/ Online article from the National Geographic History magazine on "The occupation of Gibraltar by the British in 1704"

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]]> Germán Segura’s article in the magazine Historia National Geographic explains the occupation of Gibraltar by the British in 1704 through nine images: The surrender of Gibraltar in August 1704, engraving by Johan August; The coronation of Philip V, by François Gérard; A disputed rock (photograph Peñón); British warship off the Rock of Gibraltar, by Thomas Whitcombe; Admiral George Rooke, by Michael Dahl; Bombardment and landing; Defence of Gibraltar by the English against the Spanish siege of 1779-1783, by John S. Copley; Treaty of Utrecht; The Moorish castle of Gibraltar.

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