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Francisco Abad, the guerrilla fighter Chaleco

Valdepeñas, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

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Francisco Abad, the guerrilla fighter Chaleco

Historical milestone · Valdepeñas, La Mancha, Ciudad Real

Image of Valdepeñas, not of the place itself.

Born in Valdepeñas, Francisco Abad Moreno, nicknamed Chaleco, led one of the most active guerrilla bands of La Mancha during the Peninsular War (1808-1814), harassing the French convoys on the royal road to Andalusia.

1808-1814

Photo: Jl FilpoC (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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