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The Sword of Luchana : Baldomero Espartero and the Making of Modern Spain, 1793-1879 /

"Born into obscurity in a rural backwater of central Spain in the waning years of the eighteenth century, Baldomero Espartero (1793-1879) led a life resembling that of a character created by Stendhal or Gabriel García Márquez. As a seventy-five-year-old man he was offered--and turned down--th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shubert, Adrian, 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From Gránatula to America, February 1793-February 1815
  • Defender of the Empire, February 1815-November 1825
  • Defender of the Throne, November 1825-September 1836
  • Commander in Chief, September 1836-August 1839
  • The Reluctant Revolutionary, August 1839-May 1841
  • Regent of the Realm, May 1841-July 1843
  • Exile and Return, July 1843-July 1854
  • "The Personification of Liberty," July 1854-July 1856
  • The Retiree of Logroño, July 1856-September 1868
  • "King or President?" September 1868-December 1870
  • The Necessary Man, January 1871-March 1876.