La Guerra de la Independencia como guerra religiosa: el ejemplo de los sitios de Zaragoza y Gerona

The Spanish War of Independence or Peninsular War (1808-14) had an undeniable religious side. Some facts of the war were interpreted from biblical passages like the first and second book of Maccabees. As a result, the war became a struggle between Good and Evil, and probably one of the signs of the...

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Main Author: Genís Barnosell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches sur les Mondes Américains 2010-05-01
Series:Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/59671
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description The Spanish War of Independence or Peninsular War (1808-14) had an undeniable religious side. Some facts of the war were interpreted from biblical passages like the first and second book of Maccabees. As a result, the war became a struggle between Good and Evil, and probably one of the signs of the approaching end of time. The result was a fight like the uncompromising defence of the sieges of Gerona and Zaragoza.
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spellingShingle Genís Barnosell
La Guerra de la Independencia como guerra religiosa: el ejemplo de los sitios de Zaragoza y Gerona
Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos
Spain
religion
Peninsular War
siege warfare
Millenarianism
Maccabees
title La Guerra de la Independencia como guerra religiosa: el ejemplo de los sitios de Zaragoza y Gerona
title_full La Guerra de la Independencia como guerra religiosa: el ejemplo de los sitios de Zaragoza y Gerona
title_fullStr La Guerra de la Independencia como guerra religiosa: el ejemplo de los sitios de Zaragoza y Gerona
title_full_unstemmed La Guerra de la Independencia como guerra religiosa: el ejemplo de los sitios de Zaragoza y Gerona
title_short La Guerra de la Independencia como guerra religiosa: el ejemplo de los sitios de Zaragoza y Gerona
title_sort la guerra de la independencia como guerra religiosa el ejemplo de los sitios de zaragoza y gerona
topic Spain
religion
Peninsular War
siege warfare
Millenarianism
Maccabees
url https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/59671
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