The Bastille was considered a symbol of the despotism of the French monarchy because it was a prison for many victims of monarchical arbitrariness. At the time of its fall, this medieval fortress barely housed any prisoners within its walls, yet it had great symbolic value for what it signified as a representation of absolute power. Its seizure by the Parisian people marked the beginning of the French Revolution and still stands today as a milestone in the history of revolutions.
Collection: Images
Project: 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy., 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.
Chronology: XVIII
Scope: Educación Primaria, Educación Secundaria, Bachillerato, Universidad
Link: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b69428181
Resource type: Imagen
Format: Estampa
Source: Gallica. Biblioteca Nacional de Francia. Departamento de Estampas y fotografía, RESERVE QB-370 (10)-FT 4
Language: Francés
Date: 10/16/2020
Owner: María del Mar Felices de la Fuente (Modernalia)
Identifier: ark:/12148/btv1b69428181
Copyright: Dominio público
Abstract: La imagen muestra la toma de la Bastilla, que se produjo en París el 14 de julio de 1789. Su caída, a manos de los revolucionarios parisinos, supuso, simbólicamente, la caída del Antiguo Régimen y el comienzo de la Revolución Francesa.
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1789DespotismoFranciaMonarquíaParísRevolución Francesa; Absolutismo; Antiguo RégimenRevolucionariosToma de la Bastilla; Prisión
