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    September 12, 2023

    The lively Plaza del Dos de Mayo is the undisputed heart of the Malasaรฑa neighborhood. Its name refers to the uprisings of May 2, 1808, when the people of Madrid rebelled against Napoleon's invading troops. Also the central monument to Daoiz and Velarde pays tribute to two of the heroes of this historical episode.

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      The Monument to Daoiz y Velarde in the Plaza de la Reina Victoria Eugenia de Segovia is (on the left), next to the Alcazar. The pair of names Daoiz and Velarde usually allude to captains Luis Daoiz y Torres and Pedro Velarde y Santillรกn, Artillery officers from the Monteleรณn barracks who joined the uprising on May 2, 1808 against ...

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