Resumen
Bailén is the fourth volume in the first series of Episodios Nacionales, Benito Pérez Galdós’s sweeping historical novel series chronicling key moments in 19th-century Spanish history.
This novel dramatizes the Battle of Bailén (1808)—a crucial and unexpected Spanish victory over Napoleon’s forces during the Peninsular War.
As with many books in the series, Bailén blends real historical events and figures with fictional characters, especially the young protagonist Gabriel de Araceli, who narrates much of the series and acts as the reader’s witness to history.