Tarragona. Conference.

Misery, Pest and starvation. THE FRENCH WAR Camp de Tarragona (1808-1814) Thursday, February 24, at 8pm Conference by Manel Guell. Among the events commemorating the bicentenary of the siege of Tarragona in the French War, the Regional Council of Tarragona is scheduled for Thursday, February 24, at 8 pm, the conference Poverty, famine and pestilence. The war of the French Camp de Tarragona (1808-1814), by Manel Guell. In modern times the dynamics of war, also featured the death of soldiers and innocent civilians, and destruction of property and crops, are used bring contagious epidemics, poverty and hunger. This context of widespread crisis period translated into a clear regression demographic perfectly verifiable facts through the documentation of the time. They endured many testimonials written about the French war (1808-1814). The tragedy spread around the country, and Tarragona and its region were no exception, on the contrary, the case of the Tarragona area is one of the toughest. Manel Guell has a degree in geography and history from the University Rovira i Virgili and post degree in archival science, is in charge of the Historical Archives of Tarragona Province. Research in modern military history, has published numerous articles in industry magazines and presented papers at conferences. In 2008 he won a scholarship from the Institut Ramon Muntaner to investigate the demographic aspect of the French war in Tarragona, between 2009-2010 and has given several lectures on the subject.

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