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In the news1835
Start of Mendizábal's ecclesiastical confiscations, 1835
In 1835, the ecclesiastical confiscation, known as the desamortización, was initiated by Juan Álvarez Mendizábal to sell religious assets and pay off public debt.
María Amparo Muñoz, 1st Countess of Vista Alegre
Madrid, 17 Nov 1834 – Paris, 19 Aug 1864
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Facts and their sources
- Born17 Nov 1834, Madridnot verified1 source
- Died19 Aug 1864, Parisnot verified1 source
A life in time
17 Nov 1834
Born in Madrid
19 Aug 1864
Dies in Paris, aged 29
Family
See the treeDuring her lifetime
She lived through 4 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Madrid.
General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.
The 1830s · María is born in Madrid
What people wore
Limited Wardrobes for Humble Women
Many humble women owned only two outfits: one for daily work and one for Sundays or feast days.
Daily life
Schooling interrupted by child labor
Poor children often missed school to work as shepherds or errand boys, struggling to learn because they fell behind whenever they were pulled away for labor.
In the news1832
1832 Cholera epidemic
A major cholera epidemic struck France in 1832, causing approximately 103,000 deaths.
Music
Instruments and style in Levante
In the Spanish Levante region, popular music was often performed at home or during festivals using a variety of instruments, including the guitar, bandurria, violin, and traditional percussion like castanets, tambourines, and triangles. These performances were often simple and characterized by a melancholy, genuinely Moorish tone.
Around the world1825–1830
The first passenger railway
In England a steam locomotive pulled the first public train in 1825; within decades railways crossed every continent.
Getting around
Crowded Travel in Covered Wagons
Travelers in the 1830s described extremely crowded conditions in covered wagons, or galeras, where passengers were packed so tightly that moving required everyone to agree to shift in unison.