Napoleonic invasion of Spain

E100401

historical event military invasion

The Napoleonic invasion of Spain was the 1808 French military intervention that toppled the Spanish Bourbon monarchy, sparked the Peninsular War, and ignited widespread resistance that reshaped Spanish and European politics.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Peninsular War	43
Napoleonic invasion of Spain canonical	16
Napoleonic occupation of Spain	3
French invasion of Spain	1
French occupation of Spain	1
Napoleonic authorities in Spain	1
Napoleonic era in Spain	1
Napoleonic intervention in Spain	1
Spanish War of Independence	1
War of Spanish Independence	1
outbreak of the Peninsular War	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military invasion ⓘ
chronologicallyOverlaps	Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ surface form: French invasion of Portugal (1807–1811)
countryInvolved	First French Empire ⓘ Spain ⓘ
followedBy	Peninsular War ⓘ
hasCause	French decision to occupy Spanish territory under pretext of invading Portugal ⓘ French desire to enforce the Continental System against Britain ⓘ Napoleon’s ambition to control the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807) ⓘ
hasEffect	abdication of Charles IV of Spain ⓘ abdication of Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ beginning of guerrilla warfare against French forces in Spain ⓘ creation of power vacuum in Spanish America ⓘ delegitimization of French rule in Spain ⓘ drafting of the Spanish Constitution of 1812 ⓘ emergence of the Cádiz Cortes ⓘ erosion of the traditional authority of the Spanish monarchy ⓘ installation of Joseph Bonaparte as King of Spain ⓘ long-term instability in Spanish politics ⓘ outbreak of widespread Spanish resistance ⓘ political crisis in the Spanish Empire ⓘ radicalization of Spanish liberal and nationalist movements ⓘ shift in European balance of power against Napoleon ⓘ stimulus to independence movements in Spanish America ⓘ strengthening of British strategic position in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ toppling of the Spanish Bourbon monarchy ⓘ weakening of French power in Europe over time ⓘ
hasLocation	Bayonne ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Madrid ⓘ Spain ⓘ
hasParticipant	Charles IV of Spain ⓘ Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ French Army ⓘ Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ Manuel Godoy ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ Spanish guerrillas ⓘ
hasStartTime	1808 ⓘ
opposedBy	Spanish patriots ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ local juntas in Spain ⓘ
partOf	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
significantEvent	Bayonne Abdications ⓘ The Second of May 1808 ⓘ surface form: Dos de Mayo Uprising

Referenced by (70)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bourbon Spain → endEvent → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

Venezuelan War of Independence → cause → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

Argentine War of Independence → cause → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

Chilean War of Independence → cause → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

Peruvian War of Independence → cause → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

Primera Junta de Gobierno → establishedDuring → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

subject surface form: Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Bolivian War of Independence → precededBy → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

Edward Codrington → participantIn → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Robert Southey → wroteAbout → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Ferdinand VII of Spain → notableEvent → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Napoleonic era → significantEvent → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Aragon → significantConflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Manila–Acapulco route → significantEvent → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: War of Spanish Independence

First French Empire → significantEvent → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Nicholas Aylward Vigors → militaryConflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Battle of Talavera → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Battle of Salamanca → partOf → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Battle of Vitoria → partOf → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Colin Campbell → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Battle of Sahagún → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Francisco Javier Venegas → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Cádiz Constitution of 1812 → context → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

The Third of May 1808 → depicts → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

The Third of May 1808 → commissionedAfter → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

The Disasters of War → mainSubject → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

The Disasters of War → setInPeriod → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

The Black Paintings → relatedTo → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

The Second of May 1808 → historicalEventDepicted → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

The Second of May 1808 → setInPeriod → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Armies of the French Revolution and Empire → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Congreve rockets → usedInConflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Juan O’Donojú → participatedIn → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Bailén, Jaén, Spain → historicalPeriod → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

subject surface form: Bailén

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Bailén, Jaén, Spain → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Bailén

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Mutiny of Aranjuez → partOf → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Napoleonic era in Spain

Mutiny of Aranjuez → followedBy → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: French occupation of Spain

Mutiny of Aranjuez → hasEffect → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: outbreak of the Peninsular War

Mutiny of Aranjuez → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Manuel Godoy → notableEvent → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

André Masséna → participantIn → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Paraguayan independence movement → influencedBy → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

Cortes of Cádiz → convenedDuring → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Cortes of Cádiz → historicalPeriod → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish War of Independence

Francisco Javier de Elío → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

3rd British Infantry Division → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Battle of Orthes → partOf → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Orthez

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Battle of Orthes → conflict → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Orthez

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand → establishedInContextOf → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War

Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand → awardedDuring → Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peninsular War