About Pedro Cadenas: ballad about the bravery of Pedro Cadenas and that of another three soldiers from the galleys of Spain

Con licencia Madrid : Imprenta calle de Juanelo, [1820-1823?]

The fight here is on the grounds of offended honour, unusually a case in which a woman has been struck and badly hurt in the face. A formal duel takes place, though the violence of the fighting as described in the text is not revealed at all in the image. This tale falls into the category of the ‘bravery’ (ie violent actions) of soldiers, whose violent end is intended to set an example to others to behave better.

Hisp.7.81.2(51)