History of Spain. Catalonia. First Carlist War (1833-1840). When the citizens of Barcelona became aware of the excesses perpetrated by the Carlists in some Catalan towns, a crowd stormed the Citadel prison on 4 January 1836. They killed more than a hundred Carlist prisoners of war. Assassination of the Carlist prisoners in the Citadel of Barcelona. Illustration by Miranda. Engraving. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Volume III. Madrid, 1845.
History of Spain. Catalonia. First Carlist War (1833-1840). When the citizens of Barcelona became aware of the excesses perpetrated by the Carlists in some Catalan towns, a crowd stormed the Citadel prison on 4 January 1836. They killed more than a hundred Carlist prisoners of war. Assassination of the Carlist prisoners in the Citadel of Barcelona. Illustration by Miranda. Engraving. Panorama Español, Crónica Contemporánea. Volume III. Madrid, 1845.