General Dupont, following Napoleon’s orders, moves along with his troops from Vitoria to Cádiz in order to free a French float that had been retained. Passing through Córdoba, he is attacked by a small Spanish army, that he managed to defeat, allowing his men to ransack the city as a reward. Consequently, the fleet meant […]
One of the main elements that had an influence in the victory of the Spanish troops over the french army, was the incredible support they received from Bailen’s people. María Bellido would become the local legendary hero, who symbolized the people providing water to the Spanish troops on a day when the heat was particularly […]
The 22nd of July, in the Casa de Postas del Camino Real, in a humble inn on the outskirts of Villanueva de la Reina, the surrender was officially signed. The next day, in the battlefield, the French army honoured the Spanish army, of which we have no documentary proof. The painter José Casado del Alisal […]
Francisco Javier de Castaños y Aragorri he became the first european general that managed to defeat a Napoleonic army, after defeating general Dupont in the Battle of Bailén the 19th of July of 1808. He was born in Madrid and named Captain of the Infantry at the age of ten. Promoted to Colonel, he obtained […]
In calle Pérez Galdós, we can find this small hermitage named ‘Limpia y Pura’ (Clean and Pure). This road was once known as Calle Alcolea, before changing its name to El Santo, in honour of Fernando III. Interestingly, in 1676, the birth of Fray (Brother) Manuel of Jaén, Capuchin priest who is considered a saint, […]
Tiene lugar su inauguración el 16 de Noviembre de 1504, por el Obispo de Jáen Don Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce, y a la que asisten desde los Condes de Bailén; Don Rodrigo Ponce de León y Doña Blanca Sandoval hasta el último de sus vasallos en un día de celebración y fiesta […]
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