Peripecias de un afrancesado vasco: Mariano Luis de Urquijo

Mariano Luis de Urquijo was a prominent afrancesado (pro-French Spaniard) who participated in Joseph Bonaparte´s government as Minister of State and played a significant political role in defence of the Constitution, the regeneration of Spanish monarchy and the Basque Charters (Fueros). In the following pages his most remarkable deeds are unravelled.

Biography. Constitution. Joseph Bonaparte. Reforms. Fueros. Ministry of State. Exile.