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León Merino, liberal guerrilla fighter

Viso del Marqués, Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real

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León Merino, liberal guerrilla fighter

Historical milestone · Viso del Marqués, Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real

Image of Viso del Marqués, not of the place itself.

A native of El Viso, he led an armed band in the liberal movements that shook Spain around 1848. His figure remained in local memory as that of a bandit for some and a political insurgent for others.

1848

Photo: Raimundo Pastor (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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