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The last stand of Pedro Velarde y Santillán, a Spanish artillery captain famous for his death during the Dos de Mayo uprisings against French occupation at the onset of the Peninsular War. Painting by Joaquín Sorolla, 1884.
Museo del Prado.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Sorolla, J. (2023, August 07). The Death of Pedro Velarde y Santillán during the Dos de Mayo Uprising, 1808. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17713/the-death-of-pedro-velarde-y-santillan-during-the/
Chicago Style
Sorolla, Joaquín. "The Death of Pedro Velarde y Santillán during the Dos de Mayo Uprising, 1808." World History Encyclopedia, August 07, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17713/the-death-of-pedro-velarde-y-santillan-during-the/.
MLA Style
Sorolla, Joaquín. "The Death of Pedro Velarde y Santillán during the Dos de Mayo Uprising, 1808." World History Encyclopedia, 07 Aug 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17713/the-death-of-pedro-velarde-y-santillan-during-the/.
