Pérez Galdós, Benito 1843-1920 creator text utu 2015 monographic es 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Zaragoza" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel published in 1873. The sixth book in Galdós's first series of National Episodes, it recounts the brutal second siege of Zaragoza during the Spanish War of Independence in early 1809. Narrated by Gabriel de Araceli, the story depicts the desperate defense led by General Palafox against French forces, capturing the devastating realities of war—military skirmishes, food shortages, yellow fever epidemics, and ultimately the city's fall to French plunder. Galdós creates an epic portrayal of heroic resistance amid overwhelming violence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaragoza_(episodio_nacional) Release date is 2015-07-12 Produced by Giovanni Fini, Josep Cols Canals and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) Original publication data not identified Historical fiction Sieges -- Fiction Zaragoza (Spain) -- History -- Siege, 1808-1809 -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49433 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49433 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134133.0 49433