[Burning of the convent of St Augustine in Bilbao]
Document number:
504
Author:
Mugica
Engraver:
Chamorro
Printer:
Imprenta del Panorama Español, plazuela de Santa Catalina de los Donados, Madrid
Book/ Album / Dossier:
Panorama español, cronica contemporanea. Obra pintoresca [...] destinada a esponer todos los acontecimientos politicos desde octubre de 1832 hasta nuestros dias; con los retratos de los personajes que han figurado durante la revolucion [...] y las principales acciones y escaramuzas de la Guerra Civil...
Format date:
1845
Topic date:
1836
Physical description:
1 8 x 12 cm engraving on a 26 x 18 cm page
Notes:
Autographed. The Carlists, in a fresh assault on Bilbao, attack the convent of San Agustin defended by the liberals, who, overcome by the former, decide to halt the advance by setting fire to the convent buildings. "Once these buildings were destroyed, the first line of defense of the square became the fortified house in Quintana, and the battery [...] to cover the la Cendeja pass"
Subjects:
Art and Architecture-Religious buildings-Convents History-Wars-Battles History-Wars-1st Carlist War (1833-1840) Trades-Soldiers