Jueves á 30 de Enero de 1466 el Concejo de XXXII, resolvió que se hiciese una imágen del Angel Custódio, por causa de la pestilencia; y á 17 de Noviembre se colocó encima la puerta, llamada de los huerfanos, y se dispuso una solemne procesion de gracias por haber cesado la pestilencia.
Etiqueta: Carlos II de España
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Fiestas reales para celebrar el nacimiento de Carlos II
Fiestas reales en celebridad del nacimiento de Cárlos II.
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Abre la Casa de Convalecencia en el Hospital de la Santa Cruz
Apertura del edificio conocido con el nombre de Convalecencia.
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Bajo órdenes desde Madrid de evitar peor destrucción, Barcelona se rinde a los franceses, acabándose así la Guerra de los Nueve Años
Meanwhile, the French king, in the hope of procuring more favourable terms, resolved to make his last effort against the Spaniards in Catalonia and in the Netherlands, and to elevate the prince of Conti to the throne of Poland; an event which would have greatly improved the interest of France in Europe. Lewis had got the start of the confederates in Flanders, and sent thither a very numerous army, commanded by Catinat, Villeroy, and Boufflers.
The campaign was opened with the siege of Aeth, which was no sooner invested, than king William, having recovered of an indisposition, took the field, and had an interview with the duke of Bavaria, who commanded a separate body. He did not think proper to interrupt the enemy in their operations before Aeth, which surrendered in a few days after the trenches were opened, but contented himself with taking possession of an advantageous camp, where he covered Brussels, which Villeroy and Boufflers had determined to besiege.
In Catalonia the duke of Vendome invested Barcelona, in which there was a garrison often thousand regular soldiers, besides five thousand burghers, who had voluntarily taken arms on this occasion. The governor of the place was the prince of Hesse d’Armstadt, who had served in Ireland, and been vested with the command of the imperial troops which were sent into Spain.
The French general being reinforced from Provence and Languedoc, carried on his approaches with surprising impetuosity; and was repulsed in several attacks by the valour of the defendants. At length the enemy surprised and routed the viceroy of Catalonia; and, flushed with this victory, stormed the outworks, which had been long battered with their cannon. The dispute was very bloody and obstinate: but the French, by dint of numbers, made themselves masters of the covered way and two bastions. There they erected batteries of cannon and mortars, and fired furiously on the town, which, however, the prince of Hesse resolved to defend to the last extremity.
The court of Madrid, however, unwilling to see the place entirely ruined, as in all probability it would be restored at the peace, dispatched an order to the prince to capitulate; and he obtained very honourable terms, after having made a glorious defence for nine weeks; in consideration of which he was appointed viceroy of the province. France was no sooner in possession of this important place, than the Spaniards became as eager for peace as they had been before averse to a negotiation.
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Tras el Tratado de Ryswich, las tropas españolas reemplazan a las francesas entre alegría popular
In the Peninsula itself, the impact of the Nine Years War was most directly felt by Catalonia, where there had been fighting every year since 1690 and where the French slowly but steadily pressed forward after going on the defensive in other theatres. Like its successor, this war culminated in a siege of Barcelona, a city with about one-third the population of Madrid, an efficient artisan militia, and by Spanish standards a strong citadel. Barcelona succumbed to Vendôme’s army of 26,000 on 10 August 1697. The French evacuated it only on 4 January 1698, after exacting a final tribute. The Catalans, though they had long liked the French and detested Castilian interference, had suffered so heavily during the invasion as to welcome the return of Spanish troops with sincere joy. Loyalty to Carlos mounted when he accepted their objection to a proposed viceroy and sent them, instead, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, a cousin of the queen and an attractive personality, who had latterly distinguished himself in the Catalan war in command of 5,000 Imperial troops. He took the oaths in Barcelona on 9 February. This had great significance for the future.
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Muere Carlos II; el fiscal Joseph de Rius y de Falguera se esfuerza para explicar porque no hubo presagio ninguno en el cielo
Aviendo resuelto la Academia, que en tan funebre argumento no se introduxesse lo Iocoso de el Vexamen, señaló tambien al Fiscal Assumpto particular, que es el siguiente:
D. IOSEPH DE RUIS Y DE FALGUERA, Fiscal.
Loque suspende el humano limitado juizio en admiraciones, cobra en su no entendida elevacion venerados arcanos de mysterio: pidese se declare en un Soneto la causa de no aver precedido Metheoro alguno, que en caracteres de luz anunciasse la muerte de nuestro Rey Don CARLOS II. (que está en Gloria) como se ha observado en la de tantos Emperadores, y Monarcas.SONETO
El Cielo que con alta providencia,
Bien que incapáz se mira de accidentes,
Muestra en presagios, ruinas imminentes,
Que Arcana decretó su Omnipotencia:
Calló de CARLOS la mortal dolencia,
Por no encontrar en si luzes ardientes,
Que pudiessen ser cifras suficientes,
De tan sensible infausta contingencia.
Mas si CARLOS en suerte tan esquiva,
Es blanco del amor que le venera,
No prevengan los Cielos luz activa;
En vano otro señal aqui se espera,
Pues el mayor deseo de que viva,
Es el mayor aviso de que muera.