The 1808 execution of Madrid's rebels inspired one of the most famous paintings in art history
The brutal 1808 execution of Spanish resistance fighters by Napoleon's troops was immortalized by Francisco Goya, creating a masterpiece that changed how the world views the horrors of war.
On May 3, 1808, French soldiers executed hundreds of Spanish rebels at Príncipe Pío hill in retaliation for an uprising the previous day. This dark moment of the Peninsular War was captured years later by Francisco Goya in his haunting painting, 'The Third of May 1808.'
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