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Foreign News November 19, 1816

The New Hampshire Gazette

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

What is this article about?

A letter from Cadiz reports the death of General Miranda on June 16 after nearly four years of imprisonment in a Spanish dungeon, in violation of a capitulation. His body was denied funeral rites, carried away on his mattress, and his possessions burned by monks. The news was kept secret until recently.

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Death of Miranda.—A letter from Cadiz, received in London, communicates intelligence of the death of the celebrated but unfortunate Gen. Miranda, who has at length fallen a victim to Spanish barbarity, after an imprisonment of nearly four years, in a horrible dungeon, in violation of a solemn capitulation. Revenge pursued him even beyond the grave. The Monks would not allow his faithful attendant to give him any funeral rites, but carried off the body on the miserable mattress and truckle-bed on which he expired, and committed all his raiment, and every thing that belonged to him to the flames,—Miranda is said to have died on the 16th of June but the circumstance has been kept a secret by the government until very lately.—London paper.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political

What keywords are associated?

Miranda Death Spanish Imprisonment Cadiz Letter Dungeon Barbarity Funeral Denial

What entities or persons were involved?

Gen. Miranda

Where did it happen?

Cadiz

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Cadiz

Event Date

16th Of June

Key Persons

Gen. Miranda

Outcome

death after nearly four years imprisonment; body denied funeral rites and burned with possessions

Event Details

Gen. Miranda died in a horrible dungeon due to Spanish barbarity, violating a solemn capitulation. Monks prevented funeral rites, carried off his body on the mattress and bed he expired on, and burned all his raiment and belongings. The government kept the death secret until lately.

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