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1811 King Joseph I, Joseph-Napoleon Autograph Signed, about Spanish Leon Island.
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Description
Authentic document generated in Spain dated February 2, 1811 to the Real Island of Leon. The document measures 8” x 12”, written on three out of four pages. Shipping insured. Please email with questions.Signers Background.
Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte, Comte de Survilliers, Spanish: José Napoleón Bonaparte; 7 January 1768 – 28 July 1844) was a French lawyer and diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. The latter made him King of Naples (1806–1808, as Giuseppe I), and later King of Spain (1808–1813, as José I). After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers. He emigrated to the United States, where he settled near Bordentown, New Jersey on an estate overlooking the Delaware River not far from Philadelphia.
The
Isla de León
is a historical name for the piece of land between the city of Cadiz and the Iberian Peninsula in Spain. In 1813, it was renamed Saint Fernando in honor of King Fernando VII of Spain for his courage in the defense of the city during the Siege of Cadiz Peninsular War by the Napoleonic army.