{"id":1759,"date":"2026-06-12T17:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harryrijnen.com\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2026-06-13T17:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T17:56:41","slug":"dramatized-talk-breda-surrenders-la-rendicion-de-breda-1625-historical-context-and-propagandistic-use-of-a-military-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harryrijnen.com\/en\/dramatized-talk-breda-surrenders-la-rendicion-de-breda-1625-historical-context-and-propagandistic-use-of-a-military-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatized talk \u201cBreda surrenders – La Rendici\u00f3n de Breda, 1625\u201d. Historical context and propagandistic use of a military victory."},"content":{"rendered":"

Three events in The Netherlands, September-October 2026.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

BREDA – September 25, 2026 – 20:00 h.<\/h4>\n

EINDHOVEN – September 30, 2026 – 20:00 h.<\/h4>\n

\u2018S HERTOGENBOSCH (BOLDUQUE) – October 9, 2026 – 20:00 h.<\/h4>\n

<\/p>\n

Four centuries ago, in 1624 and 1625, all of Europe followed the siege of the city of Breda with utmost interest. In June 1625, after ten months of strangling encirclement, the Italian general Spinola and his tens of thousands of troops, fighting for the king of Spain, forced the surrender of the city.<\/p>\n

This last great Spanish victory against the \u2018heretic rebels\u2019 in the Eighty Years\u2019 War in the Low Countries (1568-1648) was immortalized in a play by Calder\u00f3n de la Barca, \u2018El sitio de Breda\u2019 (\u2018The siege of Breda\u2019), and, of course, by the famous Vel\u00e1zquez painting, \u2018La Rendici\u00f3n de Breda\u2019 (\u2018Breda surrenders\u2019), better known in Spain as \u2018Las Lanzas\u2019 (\u2018The Lances\u2019)<\/p>\n

In his talk, dramatized in a surprising and humoristic fashion, Harry \u2013 born and raised in Breda \u2013 talks about the historical context of the siege and its propagandistic use in later years.<\/p>\n

Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. BREDA<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Location: Cultural center \u2018De Pekhoeve\u2019, Dorpstraat 94, 4851 CN\u00a0 Ulvenhout (Breda, The Netherlands).<\/p>\n

    Date: September 25, 2026<\/p>\n

    Time: 20.00 hours<\/p>\n

    Organizer: Association \u2018Las Lanzas\u2019\u00a0\u00a0 Language: Spanish<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. EINDHOVEN<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Location: St. Joris Gildehuis, Boutenslaan 159-A, 5644 TV\u00a0 Eindhoven (The Netherlands)<\/p>\n

      Date: September 30, 2026<\/p>\n

      Time: 20.00 hours<\/p>\n

      Organizer: \u2018Asociaci\u00f3n Iberoamericana Eindhoven\u2019 (AIE).\u00a0 Language: Spanish<\/p>\n

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      1. \u2018S HERTOGENBOSCH<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Location: HEVO-gebouw, Tulpstraat 2-4, 5241 XV\u00a0 Rosmalen (The Netherlands)<\/p>\n

        Date: October 9, \u00a02026<\/p>\n

        Time: 20.00 hours<\/p>\n

        Organizer: Foundation \u2018El Bosco\u2018.\u00a0 Language: Spanish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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