La Conquista del Peru

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Tras un intento fallido en 1834, a principios de 1836 tres valles pirenaicos navarros (Aezkoa, Roncal y Salazar) y Valcarlos, en la línea de que el mejor modo de combatir a los carlistas era “contrarrevolucionar la Navarra contra la Navarra” y de que “el país debía pacificarse por el mismo país”, se pronunciaron con éxito contra los partidarios de don Carlos. Para ello se dotaron de juntas de armamento y defensa, movilizaron a más de dos millares de hombres bajo el mando de militares profesionales paisanos suyos y formaron la denominada “Confederación Liberal de la Montaña...

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