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Carlos Clemente de Espanha

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 19 Sep 1771 – Royal Palace of El Pardo, 7 Mar 1774

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Facts and their sources

  • Born19 Sep 1771, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorialnot verified1 source
  • Died7 Mar 1774, Royal Palace of El Pardonot verified1 source
  • FatherCharles IV of Spainnot verified1 source
  • MotherMaria Luisa of Parmanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 19 Sep 1771

    Born in Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

  2. 7 Mar 1774

    Dies in Royal Palace of El Pardo, aged 2

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During his lifetime

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1770s · Carlos is born in Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

In the news1771

New Mail Coach Service Established in 1771

In 1771, a mail coach service was established between Madrid, Barcelona, and Cádiz, charging four to five reales per league and promising travel in twenty-one days. This was considered a remarkable speed and comfort for passengers at the time.

Getting around

Primary transport modes in Bourbon Spain

Between 1750 and 1774, most travel relied on mules, horses, or oxen, as railways and steamships did not yet exist in Spain. People traveled by coach, carriage, or on horseback, with the posta system providing the fastest travel for those who could afford it.

In Europe1772–1795

Poland is partitioned

Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves in three steps until, in 1795, it vanished from the map for 123 years.

Daily life

Kitchen life and cooking customs

Cooking was done in fireplaces using basic equipment like iron pots, pans, and grills, and families often gathered in the kitchen because it was the only room in the house kept warm. Chocolate was a prized, calorie-rich item used to show social status, often consumed as a drink by those who could afford it.

What people wore

The Spanish National Costume for Women

For city women of all social classes, the essential street and church attire was the Spanish national costume, consisting of a black basquiña skirt and a mantilla worn over the head and shoulders. This outer layer was removed immediately upon entering a home.

Music

Popular instruments and castanets

The guitar was the most popular domestic instrument, often used to accompany dances like the seguidilla and tirana. Dancers frequently played simple castanets, which were held in the palm by a bead tied to their fingers.

At the table

Diet of the Laboring Poor

Poor laborers often ate soup with oil or cornmeal porridge in the morning and legumes or salted sardines at midday. Wine was considered expensive, so these families typically drank it only on feast days, sometimes to excess.