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The proclamation of the mayors of Móstoles

Móstoles, Área Metropolitana, Madrid

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The proclamation of the mayors of Móstoles

Historical milestone · Móstoles, Área Metropolitana, Madrid

The mayors of Móstoles, Andrés Torrejón and Simón Hernández, signed on 2 May 1808 the proclamation, drafted by Juan Pérez Villamil and Esteban Fernández de León, calling on the authorities of the towns to help Madrid against the French. That day the people of Madrid had risen up against Murat's troops following the Aranjuez mutiny and the abdication of Charles IV in favour of his son Ferdinand VII; those who took part were mainly from the working classes, with the exception of the soldiers of the Monteleón artillery depot, while the wealthier classes stayed on the sidelines. The revolt was put down by around two in the afternoon, and the day ended with the shooting of hundreds of Madrid residents in the early hours of 3 May, events that the Bando de Móstoles sought to counter.

2 de mayo de 1808

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