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2 unusual facts about First Carlist War


First Carlist War

At Arcos de la Frontera, the Liberal Diego de Leon managed to detain a Carlist column by his squadron of 70 cavalry until Liberal reinforcements arrived.

In the south, the Carlist general Miguel Gómez Damas attempted to establish a strong position there for the Carlists, and he left Ronda on November 18, 1836, entering Algeciras on November 22.


Auxiliaries

The Auxiliary Legion was a British military force sent to Spain to support the Liberals and Queen Isabella II of Spain against the Carlists in the First Carlist War.

Basilio García

During the "Expedición Real" (a campaign in the First Carlist War), he served on the staff of the infante don Sebastián, receiving the rank of General for his actions during the Battle of Villar de los Navarros.

Episodios Nacionales

The divided Spain of the First Carlist War and the Regency of Maria Cristina is the setting of the following episodes, which revolve around the romantic Fernando Calpeña.

Víctor Pradera Larumbe

His paternal grandfather, Juan Pradera Martinena, came from Sara in the Laburdi province and, just like his maternal grandfather, fought in the First Carlist War, later to work as a notary in Vera de Bidasoa.


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