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The Third of May 1808 in Madrid (also known as El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid or Los fusilamientos de la montaña del Príncipe Pío, [2] or Los fusilamientos del tres de mayo. Commonly known as The Third of May 1808 .) [ 1 ] is a painting completed in 1814 by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya , now in the Museo del Prado , Madrid.
The Third of May 1808 is a painting completed in 1814 by the Spanish master Francisco Goya, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.Along with its companion piece of the same size, The Second of May 1808 (or The Charge of the Mamelukes), it was commissioned by the provisional government of Spain at Goya's suggestion.
The Dos de Mayo or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808. The rebellion, mainly by civilians, with some isolated military action [ 4 ] by junior officers , was against the occupation of the city by French troops, and was violently repressed by the French Imperial forces , [ 5 ] with hundreds of public executions.
In October 1908, the bronze statue, cast in Madrid by "La Metaloplástica. Campins y Codina" foundry, was put on the pedestal. [6] The cylindrical stone pedestal features an inscription reading "al pueblo / del / dos de mayo / de / 1808" ("to the People of the 2 May 1808"), surmounted by a bronze rendition of the municipal coat of arms. [5]
1808 – Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia. 1808 – Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill. 1815 – Neapolitan War: Joachim Murat, King of Naples, is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive engagement of the war.
May 2 - Dos de Mayo Uprising [1] [2] [3] June 5 - Uprising of Santa Cruz de Mudela; June 6 - Valdepeñas Uprising and 1st Combat of El Bruch; June 7 - Battle of Alcolea Bridge; June 9–14 - Capture of the Rosily Squadron; June 12 - Battle of Cabezón; June 14 - 2nd Combat of El Bruch; June 15-August 14 - First Siege of Zaragoza
In the history of motion pictures, many films have been set in Madrid or a fictionalized version thereof. The list that follows is sorted by the year the film was released. 1940s
The Third of May 1808, by Goya. The scandalous behavior of the court, the royal family and the high officials of the bureaucracy and the army before the French military occupation and the political maneuvers of Napoleon led to a social outburst whose documentary expression was fixed in the Bando of the mayors of Móstoles after the uprising of ...