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Napoleon began his subjugation of Spain, an effort which ended so vaingloriously, by defeating the Spanish forces at the mountain pass of Sommo Sierra, the northern gateway to Madrid. This medal was designed at the time to commemorate that victory but was not struck in France until several years later. The illustrated example is a modern copy of the original. Our hero, in his chariot, is running down a figure representing the Spanish inquisition. The inscription announces that the inquisition was destroyed in 1808.

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