La Saragossa
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Napoleonic Wars
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 19th Century European History, 18th Century European History, Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: By her legendary act of courage during the French siege of Saragossa, Maria Agustina (La Saragossa) symbolized Spanish resistance to Napoleon’s forces during a crucial period of invasion in the Peninsular War.
Early Life
Maria Agustina Saragossa y Domenech was born in Tortosa, Catalonia, in Spain. While little is known of her childhood in Barcelona, she grew up in a period during which Franco-Spanish relations were frequently tense and, at times, openly hostile and belligerent. After the French Revolution of 1789 and the establishment...
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