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"La Victoria de Wellington" de Beethoven

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Cuadrilla de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava

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"La Victoria de Wellington" de Beethoven

Curiosity · Vitoria-Gasteiz, Cuadrilla de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava

Image of Vitoria-Gasteiz, not of the place itself.

Beethoven composed the orchestral work 'Wellingtons Sieg,' or 'Wellington's Victory' (op. 91), on learning of the 1813 Battle of Vitoria, cementing the international impact of the clash.

1813

Photo: Mikel Arrazola (CC BY 3.0 es)

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