Pedro Velarde Santillan (1779-1808), captain of Spanish Army and Luis Daoiz Torres (1767-1808), Spanish artillery officer. Leaders of the Dos de Mayo Uprising that signed the start of the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814). Portraits. Engraving by Paris. "La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana", 1872.

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