The hotel’s salons have hosted many of high society’s celebrations, including Coco Chanel’s glittering receptions in the 1930s.”
--Marine Boyer, Director of Communication, Le Meurice, 228 rue de Rivoli – 75001, Paris, Tel: + 33 1 44 58 10 28, email: [email protected], www.lemeurice.com, www.dorchestercollection.com.
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Mateu Morral
Assassination Attempt and Cowardly Murderer of Innocents
Mateu Morral (Mateo in Spanish; 1880, Sabadell—June 2, 1906, Torrejón de Ardoz - part of Madrid) was a Catalan Anarchist, remembered for his assassination attempt on the lives of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife Victoria Eugenia (on May 31, 1906, the day the two were married).
The son of a Barcelona textile merchand, Morral learned several languages, and travelled to Germany - where he was adhered to Anarchist beliefs. Back in Spain, he decided to quit the family business, and instead started working as a librarian for Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia.
In 1906 Morral went to Madrid and started plotting the regicide, using a bomb concealed in a bouquet and thrown towards the procession from a balcony on Calle Mayor.
After the attempt, Morral tried to get lost in the Madrileño crowd (helped by journalist José Nakens), but he was recognized by several persons. Hunted down by the authorities, he appeared to be surrendering peacefully. However, he managed to shoot and kill the guard who was taking him to Torrejón de Ardoz prison, and to commit suicide the moment after. For a while, the two bodies were exposed in the town hall.
Francesc o Ferrer i Guàrdia and Nakens were tried for conspiracy and released a year after the events.
About the Author
Suzette’s goal in writing historical fiction is that you, the reader, will engage in a magical journey and time travel through her books.
Suzette Hollingsworth grew up in Wyoming and Texas, went to school in Tennessee (Sewanee), lived in Europe two summers, and now resides in a Bavarian theme town in beautiful Washington State with her cartoonist/author husband Clint, Barney D. Barncat, and Rambo Velcro the Bijon Frise/Yorkie (definitely not the Alpha).
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