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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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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spelling | doaj.art-a2a1a23cdad744e3a00dedaa0e9e21092024-02-14T16:51:19ZengCentre de Recherches sur les Mondes AméricainsNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos1626-02522010-05-0110.4000/nuevomundo.59671La Guerra de la Independencia como guerra religiosa: el ejemplo de los sitios de Zaragoza y GeronaGenís BarnosellThe 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.https://journals.openedition.org/nuevomundo/59671SpainreligionPeninsular Warsiege warfareMillenarianismMaccabees |
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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