by Juan Ignacio Cuesta Millán · Ediciones Nowtilus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497635400
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«Madrid, 2 de mayo» is the historical essay by Juan Ignacio Cuesta Millán, published by Ediciones Nowtilus in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
The work reconstructs the 24 hours of 2 May 1808 in Madrid, when the popular uprising against Napoleon's troops ended in harsh repression and marked the start of the War of Independence. It combines a chronicle of events with an annotated guide to 35 Madrid locations and a review of Goya, Bayeu and the popular verses of the uprising.
The book's subtitle is «Crónica de las 24 horas que amargaron a Napoleón»; it belongs to the Historia Incógnita collection and the first edition was published in 2008.
Recommended for readers of Spanish history and for those who want to explore the sites of the 2 May uprising in Madrid.
