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Juliana Larena and the Sieges of Zaragoza

Ejea de los Caballeros, Cinco Villas, Zaragoza

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Juliana Larena and the Sieges of Zaragoza

Historical milestone · Ejea de los Caballeros, Cinco Villas, Zaragoza

Image of Ejea de los Caballeros, not of the place itself.

Juliana Larena y Fenollé, a native of Ejea, took part in the defense of Zaragoza during the first French siege, in 1808. Her figure joined those of the women who fought at the batteries of El Portillo and was recorded in the chronicles of the Peninsular War.

1808-1809

Photo: Miguel Ángel García. from Ólvega., España (CC BY 2.0)

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