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Jaime el Barbudo, bandit of Crevillent

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Jaime el Barbudo, bandit of Crevillent

Historical milestone · Crevillent, El Baix Vinalopó, Alicante

Image of Crevillent, not of the place itself.

Jaume Alfonso Juan, born in Crevillent in 1783, went from banditry to guerrilla warfare against the French and afterwards returned to his band. Captured years later, he was executed in 1824 and became fixed in the popular ballad tradition of the southeast.

1783-1824

Photo: Elmf (CC BY 3.0)

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