1806/10/09: On the 9th of October, cruising off Barcelona, Captain Sayer despatched three boats under the direction of Lieutenant Richard Gittins, first of the frigate, assisted by master's mate John Green
and James Scanlan the boatswain, to cut out some vessel...
1909/07/31: 120 REBELS SHOT AT BARCELONA; Authoritative Personage Says 10 Courts-Martial Sat Two Days to Try Them. MANY ARRESTS IN MADRID Authorities Guarding Against Strike To-Morrow -- Rebels Still Hold Much of Barcelona, Reports Say.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, ...
1909/07/28: SPAIN VERGES ON CIVIL WAR; " Down with King!" Cry Mobs in Barcelona -- Martial Law Throughout Kingdom. TROOPS JOIN IN REVOLT Refuse to Fire on Mobs and Disobey Officers at Front in Morocco. LOSSES HEAVY AT MELILLA Gen. Pintos and Other Officers Kille...
1705/09/14: [Taking of Montjuïc Castle by Lord Peterborough during the War of the Spanish Succession]
The English and Dutch generals serving under him were all of opinion that the attempt amounted to madness; but he persisted; and, throwing off all the trammels...
1909/10/13: FERRER SHOT IN A DITCH.; One Volley Kills Him -- He Shows Bravery to the End.
BARCELONA, Oct. 13. -- Prof. Francisco Ferrer, the Spanish educator and convicted revolutionist, was executed to-day by shooting at the fortress of Montjuich, where he h...
