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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 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.
Defense of the Artillery Park of Monteleon, by Sorolla, historical painting about an episode of the uprising of May 2, 1808 in Madrid. Joseph Bonaparte , King of Spain , by Gérard . The Surrender of Bailén , by José Casado del Alisal , historical painting about the battle of Bailén in 1808, with a composition based on The Surrender of Breda ...
The following list of Spanish general officers (Peninsular War) lists the generals and other general officers who served in the Army of Spain during the Peninsular War (1808–1814). The rank given refers to the ones held until the end of the war in 1814. The list includes foreign nationals who fought in Spanish military units.
The Third logo of LaOtra used from 2014 to 2017 LaOtra ("TheOther") is the second television channel of the Radio Televisión Madrid public broadcasting network in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Launched in 2001, the channel broadcast a range of cultural programming including music and art.
The Madrilene rebels who fought the Napoleonic invaders were executed there on the morning of 3 May 1808, as painted by Francisco de Goya. Around the 1960s, the barracks were demolished to make room for the Parque del Oeste .
Daoiz returned to Madrid in 1808 and was a leader of the uprising on 2 May in which he assisted civilians resisting French efforts to forcibly relocate the Spanish royal family. His defence of the barracks at Monteleón was the only instance on that day in which the Spanish army fought the French and, although ultimately unsuccessful, it ...
The insular stations are TV channels that are island-wide, which means they are visible in a specific island. These stations are exclusive to the Canary and Balearic Islands. This is a list of them (* means they haven't started their transmissions yet):