Heroic defence of the tower of Saint Augustine in Zaragoza in the Peninsular War. Episode that took place on 1 February 1809, during the Second Siege of Zaragoza in the Peninsular War (1808–1814). The tower of Saint Augustine belonged to the Augustinian convent building, which was destroyed in the siege. Engraving by Vela after the painting by Cesar Alvarez Dumont (1866-1945), 1884. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.
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Heroic defence of the tower of Saint Augustine in Zaragoza in the Peninsular War. Episode that took place on 1 February 1809, during the Second Siege of Zaragoza in the Peninsular War (1808–1814). The tower of Saint Augustine belonged to the Augustinian convent building, which was destroyed in the siege. Engraving by Vela after the painting by Cesar Alvarez Dumont (1866-1945), 1884. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Date

1884

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG25A35_217

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33,7Mo (5,3Mo) / 25,0cm x 33,7cm / 2953 x 3986 (300dpi)

Mots clés

history Spain Spanish Europe Aragon engraving Eugenio Vela 19th century episode historical Zaragoza Peninsular War city church convent Napoleonic Wars Spanish War of Independence patriots rifle St. Augustine Church siege wounded dead corpse fighting men painting Cesar Alvarez Dumont bell tower belfry

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