What the records say
- When
- 2 May 1808
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 40.43° N, 3.68° W
- Description
- 1808 rebellion during the Peninsular War
Dos de Mayo Uprising
1808 rebellion during the Peninsular War
The Dos de Mayo or Second of May Uprising took place in Madrid, Spain, on 2–3 May 1808. The rebellion, mainly by civilians, with some isolated military action by junior officers, was against the occupation of the city by French troops, and was violently repressed by the French Imperial forces, with hundreds of public executions.
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