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Testament of Miguel Ricardo de Álava

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:30 +0000

Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel was a Spanish military officer, diplomat and politician. Throughout his political career he held the posts of President of the Council of Ministers, Minister of the Navy and Minister of State. In the military sphere, he took part in the War of Independence, especially in the Battle of Vitoria, his native city. The French troops, already retreating, clashed with a group of British, Portuguese and Spanish troops, commanded by the Duke of Wellington. This final defeat of the French side forced Napoleon to return the country’s crown to Ferdinand VII. Miguel Ricardo de Álava belonged to an enlightened family, whose members included founders of the Real Sociedad Bascongada de los Amigos del País and the Real Seminario de Vergara, where he studied before entering the military career.

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The French Revolution in 15 minutes

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:06 +0000

This 14-minute video deals with the French Revolution as one of the most important political and social transformations in Europe at the end of the 18th century. It is one of the most tense and violent periods in which the Ancien Régime was overthrown, leading to the establishment of a new regime in which the bourgeoisie, sometimes supported by the popular masses, became the dominant political force.

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Napoleon Bonaparte and the Napoleonic Wars

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:06 +0000

15-minute video analysing key aspects of Napoleon Bonaparte. The figure of Napoleon Bonaparte emerged in the aftermath of the French Revolution. He ended up seizing absolute power, crowning himself emperor and embarking his country on an expansionist spiral: the Napoleonic Wars. Beyond the military sphere, as a ruler Napoleon forced Europe into modernity and included some of the ideas of the Enlightenment in his policies. He promoted a new civil code, which, among other things, prohibited privileges based on birth, established meritocracy in the civil service and advocated religious freedom.

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In the Shadow of the Revolution. Memory of Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000

Episode 18 of the documentary series “Memories of Spain”. The descriptor that appears on the rtve a la carte website contains the following summary:The Monarchy of Charles IV: Life at Court. The palace intrigues. Godoy, the King’s favourite. The impact of the French Revolution. War with France and changes of alliance. Napoleon’s puppets. The Trafalgar disaster. The American colonies. It is advised by Ricardo García Cárcel and lasts 43:47 minutes

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Bicentenary of the War of Independence

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000

Website of the Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library where you can consult a wide selection of documents, bibliography and resources on the Spanish uprising against Napoleon (May 1808), which led to the War of Independence.

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Causes of the Spanish War of Independence

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:48 +0000

3.13-minute video in which the causes that led to the War of Independence are presented schematically and visually. Based on the question “How did the French invasion begin?”, it narrates the relations between Spain and France during the reign of Carlos IV, the mutiny of Aranjuez, the Treaty of Fontainebleau, the abdications of Bayonne, the enthronement of Joseph Bonaparte and the beginnings of the conflict.

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The Spanish War of Independence

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:48 +0000

6.57 minute video on the Spanish War of Independence, created as a didactic resource for the BNEscolar portal of the National Library of Spain

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The Crisis of the Ancient Regime 1808-1833

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:48 +0000

Website of Professor Juan Carlos Ocaña which explains the block of contents on “The crisis of the Ancient Regime 1808-1833”, adapted to the subject of Spanish History of Second Baccalaureate (2005), which includes the following sections: the crisis of 1808: War of Independence and political revolution; The Cortes of Cadiz and the Constitution of 1812; Ferdinand VII: Absolutism and libertarianism. The Emancipation of Latin America.

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Ferdinand VII, a bad reign of a lousy king

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:35 +0000

Radio documentary on Ferdinand VII and his reign. Described in his time as “The Desired One” by a people who saw him as a victim of Godoy, first, and Napoleon, later, he is considered one of the worst kings in the history of Spain. Born in 1784, he was the son of Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma. A conspirator against his father, Napoleon took advantage of the weakness and division of the royal family to force the abdication of the crown and hand it over to his brother Joseph. Exiled in France during the War of Independence, he returned to Spain in 1814. As absolute monarch he annulled the Constitution of Cadiz and persecuted the liberals. After Riego’s uprising, he had no choice but to swear the Constitution in 1820 during the so-called Liberal Triennium. Three years later the absolute monarchy was imposed once again, ushering in the Ominous Decade until his death in 1833. In the absence of a son, he repealed the Salic Law so that his daughter, the Infanta Isabella, could accede to the throne. With the Pragmatic Sanction, the Carlists, supporters of the Infante Carlos María Isidro, saw their hopes of succession collapse, provoking a civil war that would continue throughout the 19th century. Modesta Cruz’s documentary features contributions by Emilio La Parra and Juan Francisco Fuentes, as well as Miguel Artola Gallego, a former Prince of Asturias Award winner.

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Assassin’s Creed: Unity

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:29 +0000

Eighth video game in the main saga of the Assassin’s Creed series. It represents a major advance in mechanics and gameplay, as well as in setting, thanks to a new graphics engine, which allows you to recreate densely populated urban spaces and intense activity in the Paris of the French Revolution. In the game, you control Arno Dorian, a member of the fictional Order of Assassins, who plays an important role in the shadows during the major events of Revolutionary Paris, including the formation of the National Assembly, the execution of Louis XVI, the period of the Terror and the fall of Robespierre. More historically accurate than its immediate predecessors, it also features historical figures such as Maximilien Robespierre, the Marquis de Sade and Napoleon Bonaparte, among many others.

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