3425 x 5079 px | 29 x 43 cm | 11,4 x 16,9 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
31 décembre 2009
Lieu:
Velarde Place or Place Porticada Santander Cantabria Spain
Informations supplémentaires:
Pedro Velarde Muriedas born in Valle de Camargo (Cantabria), in the palatial mansion of Velarde (house-palace which since 1966 houses the Ethnographic Museum of Cantabria). He was a true expert in measuring the speed of projectiles. At this time, and a soldier, was a great admirer of Napoleon Bonaparte. Joachim Murat tried to draw him to the Napoleonic cause, to which Velarde said he "could not be separated from the service of Spain without the express will of the king, his body and his parents." After the failure of his plan hatched with Luis general uprising Daoíz, and in 1808, Velarde followed his fate until, in the morning of the second of May, upon hearing the first shots left him saying: "You have to beat us, it is must die, we will beat us with the French. " He went to the Artillery Park Monteleón, which disarmed the French guard who was watching the Spanish did not produce more ammunition than usual, convinced that it was necessary Daoíz arming the people and the two prepared to defend the barracks. When Daoíz had fallen, Velarde was mortally wounded by a gunshot at close range by an officer of the Noble Guard Polish. Velarde was buried in the church of St. Martin that night with Daoíz and other Spanish soldiers.
