Spain under Joseph Bonaparte
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Napoleonic Spain was the part of Spain loyal to Joseph I during the Peninsular War (1808–1813) after the country was partially occupied by French forces. During this period, the country was considered a client state of the First French Empire.
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Kingdom of Spain | |||||||||
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1808–1813 | |||||||||
Motto: Plus Ultra "Further Beyond" | |||||||||
Anthem: Marcha Real "Royal March" | |||||||||
Status | Client state of the French Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Madrid | ||||||||
Official languages | French (dynastic) | ||||||||
Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
Religion | Catholicism (State Religion) | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Spaniard, Spanish | ||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
King | |||||||||
• 1808–1813 | Joseph I | ||||||||
Regent | |||||||||
• 1808 | Joachim Murat | ||||||||
First Secretary of State | |||||||||
• 1808–1813 | Mariano Luis de Urquijo | ||||||||
• 1813 | Juan O'Donoju O'Ryan | ||||||||
• 1813 | Fernando de Laserna | ||||||||
Legislature | Cortes Generales | ||||||||
Historical era | Napoleonic Wars | ||||||||
6 May 1808 | |||||||||
8 July 1808 | |||||||||
21 June 1813 | |||||||||
11 December 1813 | |||||||||
Currency | Spanish real | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | ES | ||||||||
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Today part of | Spain |
The part of Spain which continued to resist French occupation remained loyal to Ferdinand VII and allied with Britain and Portugal to expel Napoleon's armies from Spain. The war would be much of a back and forth, till from 1812 to 1813 Allied victories at Salamanca and Vitoria meant the defeat of the Bonapartist régime and the expulsion of Napoleon's troops. The Treaty of Valençay recognized Ferdinand VII as the legitimate King of Spain.[1]