Colaboración y conflicto en la España antinapoleónica (1808-1814)

Abstract

Co-operation and conflict in antinapoleonic Spain (1808-1814).

After having stated the obvious impossibility for guerrilla warfare to be successful without popular support and aid, the Author looks into how guerrilla really was conducted in Spain during the Napoleonic period. The resuit of his research is that the support offered by the people varied according to places and situations, and was not so universally spread and total as usually thought. This was due to a mix of different reasons, and also to the guerrillas way of operating, which had a heavy influx on popular attitudes. The essay gives also interesting data on the many conflicts about the guerrillas and their operations between civil and military authorities.