occurred 160 years ago in Alcublas events which by their gravity, shocked the people and their province and transcended national public opinion.
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These events are reported for the first time in the monarchist newspaper HOPE on Tuesday July 31, 1849. The news reads:
- De Alcublas (Valencia) write to The Nation as follows:
"The current 15 days, at about twelve o'clock, came into this town of Liria civil chief, accompanied by D. Gregory Curra, commander of the line and a large number of rifle and guards with the appropriate field officer mignon, and after being verbally abused the mayor got arrested, then force dipusieron were hosted in seven homes in the neighborhood, with orders booked to get the best of their owners in the class of prisoners, and was verified and the following day, 16 in the morning, were taken from the aforementioned bound population neighbors, including the mayor, the way of Liria, leaving terrified the whole neighborhood and most consternation to the families of those unfortunates, who at a certain point were brutally executed, unless the mayor, who was about to be by mistake, the stunning shot: completion of this act, were ordered to take two cars to drive the bodies Liria to this town, and while this was checked, pulled the train to a country house to eat quietly, leaving the shot nswers field the sun was doing at that time. On arrival the cars were taken to Liria for burial, the inmate being mayor.
immediate peoples have been shocked to know this disaster and make a thousand comments, but what has alarmed them most is that they had not been admitted and administered the sacraments, to die as Christians, if not because they have been formed or council of war, being the province escepcional state, nor are they have heard, as prescribed by law. No reason, no excuse in the public vindieta an event of this nature, as dogs have died, the greatest criminal leads him to the gallows is providing in advance for your conscience more if you do not need this act because we see that the same was true with Villareal Why has to be called Catholic nation of Spain?. Why so much protection the government waived the Pope?.
We want to know what's in this horrible fact, and the government must learn the truth, for honest people of all political shades of Lira district, and even in Spain, calm their anxiety and know the causes which have led to such shootings, have been complied with in order Villalonga, trucks or from whom. "
The next day, Wednesday August 1, 1849, the daily Liberal Party "THE CRY PUBLIC "reflects the news as follows:
" For eight days on the road to Líria Alcublas near the house of Don Carlos was shot six neighbors the first point, without having so far been betrayed if they were rebels or thieves, but even these unfortunates were both always had the right to examine them before the courts.
This kind of barbaric and arbitrary executions to terrorize society and a nation as religious as ours, always look with great horror. "
This kind of barbaric and arbitrary executions to terrorize society and a nation as religious as ours, always look with great horror. "
To contextualize this terrible event, we give a historical summary :
The general Narvaez is the head of government (from 1844 to 1854). Comes to this position after the lifting of the moderates against Espartero in 1843. This new moderate regime reform the constitution promulgated in 1837 and 1845, the conservative ideology (shared sovereignty, bicameral Cortes, senate by royal appointment, based on census suffrage). Narváez's government reached an agreement with the Holy See (Concordat of 1851) declaring the Catholic religion as the only state and solve the conflict triggered by the seizure, the Church accepts the sale of its assets but gets a subsidy of the clergy by the state. There are strong
cuts press freedom. Civil Guard was created in 1844, rural police force under military and the government to introduce it into partisan politics. The provinces are governed by a civil and a military governor, appointed by the Crown, the mayors of the municipalities of more than 2000 residents are also appointed by the Crown, while those from smaller towns are appointed by the civil governor of the province. The widespread corruption, Bravo Murillo attempts to cut even more freedoms and abuse of power by causing moderate in 1854 the liberal pronunciamienbto Vicálvaro (Madrid)-the "Vicalvaro" - it will give power to the Liberals.
reigned in Spain in recent years ISABEL II.
The news of the shooting of Alcublas was present in the newspapers for a long time because became a "political weapon" used both by the liberal press and by the conservative ... keep you informed.
