The Dos de Mayo of 1808, was a rebellion by the people of Madrid against the occupation of the city by French
troops, provoking a brutal repression by the French Imperial forces and triggering the Peninsular War.
The 2 May is now a public holiday in the Community of Madrid. The place where the artillery barracks of Monteleón
was located is now a square called the Plaza Dos de Mayo, and the district surrounding the square is known as
Malasaña in memory of one of the heroines of the revolt, the teenager Manuela Malasaña, who was executed by
French troops in the aftermath of the revolt.