Napoleonic invasion of Spain

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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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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

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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