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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.
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.
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.
File: El Tres de Mayo, by Francisco de Goya, from Prado thin black margin.jpg
Wikipedia: Featured picture candidates/Goya's The Third of May, 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid
The Third of May, 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid by Goya. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by YOYOKER ( talk • contribs ) 10:31, 15 April 2006 UTC. Oppose I dont really like photographs of pictures, I don't think thats really what a FP should be.
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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.