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Minutes of the Extraordinary General Assemblies of the Señorío de Vizcaya

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Printed minutes of the Extraordinary General Meetings of the Lordship of Biscay, held on 26, 27 and 28 August 1808 in Bilbao, and presided over by José Domingo de Mazarredo, Minister of the Navy. Joseph I Bonaparte was present at these meetings.

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Offices of José Domingo de Mazarredo, Minister of Marina.

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Jose de Mazarredo Salazar (1745-1812), born in Bilbao, reached the rank of Admiral and Lieutenant General of the Navy. One of the most outstanding sailors in the history of Spain, he was a man of science as well as an outstanding organiser of naval tactics. Author of various works and leader of several scientific expeditions, his military work did not prevent him from presiding over the General Assemblies of Vizcaya in 1808 in which Joseph Bonaparte was sworn in as Lord of Vizcaya.

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Autograph of Francisco de Cabarrús Aguirre, Count of Cabarrús

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Francisco Cabarrús, Minister of Finance between 1808-1810, supported the government of José I along with other enlightened figures such as Mariano Luis de Urquijo, José Domingo de Mazarredo and Gonzalo O’Farrill. Among the numerous projects in which he took part, we can highlight that together with Miguel de Múzquiz, and with other European financiers, in 1782 he devised the project for the creation of the Banco de San Carlos – the first Spanish national bank. He created the Royal Company of the Philippines and started the Cabarrús Canal, today the Canal de Isabel II.

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Receipt signed by Francisco de Goya for 6,000 reales for the portrait of General Urrutia

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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, born in Fuendetodos, is one of the most outstanding painters in Spanish history. His work reflects the historical period in which he lived, focusing especially on the events of the War of Independence.

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Correspondence of José Domingo de Mazarredo and Xavier María de Munibe, Count of Peñaflorida

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Correspondence between Miguel José de Azanza and José de Mazarredo Salazar.

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It contains four letters addressed by Mazarredo to Azanza: 1. On the transfer of Azanza from Cádiz to El Puerto [de Santa María], and considerations regarding the defence of Cádiz against the English (on board. 8 July 1797). It ends with two expressions written in Basque. 2. On the transport and itineraries of the ship “El Monarca”, whose departure for America was scheduled for the following 20 January, criticising the unclear instructions of the superior (Island, 27 December 1797). Attached is a copy of a letter from José Mazarredo to José Justo Salcedo [y Arauco], in command of the ship “El Monarca”, which in turn inserts another of “19 of the current” from D. Juan Lángara [Minister of the Navy] to Mazarredo (Cádiz. 25 December 1797). 3. On the evolution of the meteorological weather (Island. 17th in the afternoon [probably January 1798]). 4. Sends letter from Mr. Lángara [Minister of the Navy] to Azanza, enclosed, who is not to be found, and announces that his preparations have been approved by the superiority (Island. 18 in the evening [probably January 1798]).

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Marriage contract of Antonio María de Munibe Aréizaga and Josefa Joaquina de Aranguren Álava

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The social behaviour of the Basque families most closely linked to the Court and to the political, economic and cultural activities of the Age of Enlightenment followed very marked patterns. In this sense, the marriage policy of these families was determined by the linking of their members with each other, as the case of the Munibe-Aranguren-Álava families demonstrates. These three families were closely linked to the Real Sociedad Bascongada de los Amigos del País and the projects derived from it. In this context, the three families became linked by marriage, thus consolidating their relationships and family strategies.

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Elevation of the Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid I

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The Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid was ordered to be built by Philip V for the education of young nobles, placing it under the tutelage of the Jesuits. They were initially installed in a building next to the Royal Studies of the Imperial College, so that the seminarians could study there, forming a single body under a single rector. It was endowed by agreement of the Chamber of Castile on 26 September 1725 with tobacco revenues. The term Seminary to designate this institution clearly expresses its status as an educational centre for the comprehensive, not only academic, training of the students. After the expulsion of the Jesuits in the time of Charles III, the direction of the Seminary was entrusted to the sailor and mathematician Jorge Juan, who installed an astronomical observatory there. In 1785, a new study plan gave it a clear military orientation, converting the Seminary into a military academy, although it maintained its selective nature, requiring rigorous genealogical tests for admission. When the Ocaña school was closed in 1786, the cadets were transferred to the Seminary, as were the students of the School of Pages, merging both institutions with the boarding school. From 1790 to 1800, the economic situation of the Seminary became increasingly critical due to the devaluation of the royal vouchers, with which it met its financial obligations, and the delay and irregularity of the arrival of the revenues from the Indies, the other source of financing. In 1807, in the face of the Napoleonic invasion, it was closed to teaching and the building was occupied by Spanish soldiers to organise the defence. In 1809, a decree by Joseph Bonaparte converted the building into a military hospital. In 1835, the Seminario de Nobles changed its name to Seminario Cristino, and the following year, in 1836, with the suppression of the privileges of the nobility, it was definitively closed, and its building was destined to house the recently transferred University of Alcalá

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Elevation of the Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid III

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The Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid was ordered to be built by Philip V for the education of young nobles, placing it under the tutelage of the Jesuits. They were initially installed in a building next to the Royal Studies of the Imperial College, so that the seminarians could study there, forming a single body under a single rector. It was endowed by agreement of the Chamber of Castile on 26 September 1725 with tobacco revenues. The term Seminary to designate this institution clearly expresses its status as an educational centre for the comprehensive, not only academic, training of the students. After the expulsion of the Jesuits in the time of Charles III, the direction of the Seminary was entrusted to the sailor and mathematician Jorge Juan, who installed an astronomical observatory there. In 1785, a new study plan gave it a clear military orientation, converting the Seminary into a military academy, although it maintained its selective nature, requiring rigorous genealogical tests for admission. When the Ocaña school closed in 1786, the cadets were transferred to the Seminary, as were the students of the School of Pages, merging both institutions with the boarding school. From 1790 to 1800, the economic situation of the Seminary became increasingly critical due to the devaluation of the royal vouchers, with which it met its financial obligations, and the delay and irregularity of the arrival of the revenues from the Indies, the other source of financing. In 1807, in the face of the Napoleonic invasion, it was closed to teaching and the building was occupied by Spanish soldiers to organise the defence. In 1809, a decree by Joseph Bonaparte converted the building into a military hospital. In 1835, the Seminario de Nobles changed its name to Seminario Cristino, and the following year, in 1836, with the suppression of the privileges of the nobility, it was definitively closed, and its building was destined to house the recently transferred University of Alcalá

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Elevation of the Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid II

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The Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid was ordered to be built by Philip V for the education of young nobles, placing it under the tutelage of the Jesuits. They were initially installed in a building next to the Royal Studies of the Imperial College, so that the seminarians could study there, forming a single body under a single rector. It was endowed by agreement of the Chamber of Castile on 26 September 1725 with tobacco revenues. The term Seminary to designate this institution clearly expresses its status as an educational centre for the comprehensive, not only academic, training of the students. After the expulsion of the Jesuits in the time of Charles III, the direction of the Seminary was entrusted to the sailor and mathematician Jorge Juan, who installed an astronomical observatory there. In 1785, a new study plan gave it a clear military orientation, converting the Seminary into a military academy, although it maintained its selective nature, requiring rigorous genealogical tests for admission. When the Ocaña school closed in 1786, the cadets were transferred to the Seminary, as were the students of the School of Pages, merging both institutions with the boarding school. From 1790 to 1800, the economic situation of the Seminary became increasingly critical due to the devaluation of the royal vouchers, with which it met its financial obligations, and the delay and irregularity of the arrival of the revenues from the Indies, the other source of financing. In 1807, in the face of the Napoleonic invasion, it was closed to teaching and the building was occupied by Spanish soldiers to organise the defence. In 1809, a decree by Joseph Bonaparte converted the building into a military hospital. In 1835, the Seminario de Nobles changed its name to Seminario Cristino, and the following year, in 1836, with the suppression of the privileges of the nobility, it was definitively closed, and its building was destined to house the recently transferred University of Alcalá

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