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Trikupis Insurrección V. 4.Pdf (2.425Mb) 7 FUENTES Y DOCUMENTOS 7 Spyridon Trikupis HISTORIA DE LA INSURRECCIÓN GRIEGA SEGUNDA EDICIÓN REVISADA Y CORREGIDA IV. DESDE 1825 A 1830 Traducción de M. Acosta Esteban 7 FUENTES Y DOCUMENTOS 7 Spyridon Trikupis HISTORIA DE LA INSURRECCIÓN GRIEGA SEGUNDA EDICIÓN REVISADA Y CORREGIDA IV. DESDE 1825 A 1830 Traducción de M. Acosta Esteban Centrο de Estudios Bizantinos, Neogriegos y Chipriotas Serie de Fuentes y Documentos Director de Serie: Encarnación Motos Guirao Comité Científico: Moschos Morfakidis Filactós, Mª José Osorio Pérez, Matilde Casas Olea, José Soto Chica DATOS DE PUBLICACIÓN Spyridon Trikupis.: Historia de la Insurrección Griega. pp.: 286 1. Historia de Grecia moderna. 2. Fuentes de la historia de Grecia moderna. © Centro de Estudios Bizantinos, Neogriegos y Chipriotas C/ Gran Vía, 9 - 2º, 18001 Granada - España. Telf./fax: +34 958 22 08 74 © Manuel Acosta Esteban Maquetación: Jorge Lemus Pérez Diseño de portada: Konstantinos Milonas Ilustración de la portada inspirada en la obra de Dionisos Tsokos «El asesinato de Ioannis Kapodistrias, gobernador de Grecia» Museo Benaki, Atenas Granada 2014 ISBN de la obra completa: 978-84-95905-47-5 ISBN del tomo IV: 978-84-95905-52-9 Depósito Legal: GR 2095-2014 Reservados todos los derechos. Queda prohibida la reproducción total o parcial de la presente obra sin la preceptiva autorización. A mis colegas de Filología Clásica que sintieron que Grecia no acaba en Demóstenes o Teodosio, sino abarca desde Foroneo hasta Alexis Tsipras, desde Pandora hasta la ex-reina Sofía. …καταγόμενοι δὲ καὶ ἐκ μεγάλων προπατόρων, ὧν τὰ συγγράμματα καὶ τὰ ἔργα οὐδέποτε τοῖς ἦσαν ὁλοτελῶς ἄγνωστα, δὲν ἦτο δυνατὸν νὰ φανῶσι διόλου ἀνάξιοι τῆς λαμπρᾶς καταγωγῆς των. ‘...y, remontándose a grandes ancestros cuyos escritos y logros nunca les fueron completamente desconocidos, no podían mostrarse indignos del todo de su brillante origen.’ S. Trikupis, en el proemio de su Historia de la insurrección griega. ÍNDICE 1825-26 - CAPÍTULO LX Nicolás es nombrado emperador de todas las Rusias.- Su política.- Protocolo del 23 de marzo de 1826.- Falsa unión entre los partidarios de Kolettis y los Peloponesios.- La III Asamblea Nacional de Epidauro.- Características de los ganadores: Zaímis, Londos y Kolokotronis.- El nuevo gobierno.- Nuevos intentos para entronizar al duque de Orléans y opinión del duque.-............................................................................13 1826 - CAPÍTULO LXI Spetses e Hydra amenazadas por el enemigo.- Pagos para reclutamiento.- Muerte del obispo de Patras.- Traslado del gobierno a la torre marítima de Nauplion.- Regreso de Ibrahim al Peloponeso y desastres en la provincia de Kalávryta.- Leva de Kolokotronis.- Campañas de Ibrahim a Mani y otras zonas.-........................25 1826 - CAPÍTULO LXII La guerra por mar hasta el fin de año.- Llegada a Grecia del barco a vapor Kartería y la fragata Héla- de.- Filohelenismo del rey de Baviera.- Conducta escandalosa de la marina austríaca.- Guerra civil en la provincia de Corinto.- La guerra en Creta.-...................................................................................................37 1826-27 - CAPÍTULO LXIII Campaña de Kütahi contra Atenas y toma de la ciudad.- Nombramiento de Karaiskakis como general en jefe de las tropas de Grecia Oriental.- Asedio de la Acrópolis.- Batalla de Chaidari.- Encuentro entre Karaiskakis y Kütahi.- Expedición de los tesalomacedonios contra Talandi.- Entrada de Fabvier en la Acrópolis.-.......................................................................................................................................................49 1826-27 - CAPÍTULO LXIV Campaña de Karaiskakis.- Atenas en su ausencia y su vuelta al Ática.-........................................................69 1826-27 - CAPÍTULO LXV Traslado del gobierno a Egina.- Disturbios en Nauplion e Hydra.- Expediciones marítimas a Oropo y Volos.-........81 1827 - CAPÍTULO LXVI Divergencias sobre la convocatoria de un congreso nacional.- Llegada del general Church y de Lord Co- chrane y nombramiento del uno como general en jefe y del otro como jefe supremo de la flota.- Carácter de Miaúlis.- El congreso nacional de Trezén.- Elección de Ioannis Kapodistrias como gobernador.- Co- misión gubernamental.-...................................................................................................................................87 1827 - CAPÍTULO LXVII Acampada de Karaiskakis en Keratsini.- Batalla de la Alquería y otros combates.- Traslado de Cochrane y Church al Pireo.- Situación del Ática después de su traslado.- Muerte de Karaiskakis y revisión de su actuación en la guerra.- Capitulación de la acrópolis de Atenas.-................................................................97 1827 - CAPÍTULO LXVIII Traslado del ejecutivo y la comisión gubernamental a Nauplion.- Combates de los jefes de guarnición entre sí y disturbios en Argos.- El almirante austríaco bombardea los barcos en el puerto de Spetses.- Expedición de Ibrahim contra Élide y Acaya.- Llegada de la flota bizantina a Neókastron y salida de la griega.- Some- timiento de Nenekos y de algunas zonas del Peloponeso.- Vuelta de Ibrahim a Mesenia vía Tripolitsá.- Ex- pedición de Deli Ahmet a las provincias de Vostitsa y Kalávryta y su llegada junto a Ibrahim.- Operaciones navales y éxitos de los griegos.- Destrucción de Mesenia a sangre y fuego.-.................................................117 1827 - CAPÍTULO LXIX Política exterior.- Acuerdo del 24 de junio.- Batalla naval de Neókastro.- Retirada de los embajadores aliados en Constantinopla.-...........................................................................................................................133 1827-28 - CAPÍTULO LXX Campañas de los griegos en Grecia Oriental y Occidental, Creta y Quíos.-................................................151 1828 - CAPÍTULO LXXI Esfuerzos de Kapodistrias en Europa a favor de Grecia después de su elección.- Su llegada a Grecia y formación del gobierno.-...............................................................................................................................163 1828 - CAPÍTULO LXXII Erradicación de la piratería.- Los sucesos de Gramvusa.- Regularización de la marina y el ejército.- En- trega de las fortalezas de Nauplion al gobierno y cambio de las guarniciones.- Venta de rentas.- Organi- zación administrativa de Grecia.- Demolición de Tripolitsá por Ibrahim.-.................................................171 1828 - CAPÍTULO LXXIII Contactos entre el sultán y los aliados.- Declaración de guerra de Rusia a Turquía.- Contactos entre los aliados.-.........................................................................................................................................................179 1828 - CAPÍTULO LXXIV La guerra en Quíos, Grecia Occidental y Creta.- Destrucción de una corbeta y un bergantín turcos en el cabo Melan (Kara Baba).- Epidemia de peste en Grecia.- El patriarcado ecuménico envía arzobispos a Grecia.- Contribuciones de Rusia y Francia.- Tournée del gobernador y formación de una comisión administrativa general.-................................................................................................................................185 1828 - CAPÍTULO LXXV Personalidad del gobernador; su actuación en Grecia.- Causas y comienzo de la oposición.- Los Kundu- riotis.- La banca, la acuñación de moneda y la atención a los huérfanos.- Educación nacional.- Suspen- sión de toda la prensa antigubernamental.- Actitud de Viaros, hermano del gobernador, y extensión de la oposición debida a ella.-...............................................................................................................................195 1828 - CAPÍTULO LXXVI Viaje por mar del gobernador hasta las costas de Grecia Occidental.- Entrevista de los almirantes aliados con Ibrahim.- Deserción de los albaneses en Koroni.- Su conflicto con los árabes.- Negociación de los albaneses para salir en seguridad del Peloponeso.- Asesinato de Deli Ahmet.- Vuelta del gobernador a Egina.- Nuevas desavenencias.-....................................................................................................................205 1828 - CAPÍTULO LXXVII Expedición francesa a Grecia.- Acuerdo entre Codrington y Mehmet Ali y devolución de prisioneros.- Re- greso a Alejandría de Ibrahim y de todas las tropas egipcias en el Peloponeso.- Llegada de los tres em- bajadores a Poros.- Conversaciones entre los aliados y comunicación de las mismas al sultán.- Protocolo del 4 de noviembre.-......................................................................................................................................211 1828-29 - CAPÍTULO LXXVIII Ocupación del golfo de Ambracia.- Acciones bélicas en Creta.- Inactividad de las tropas de Hypsilandis.- Re- conquista de la casi totalidad de Grecia Oriental.- Conquista de Vonitsa.- Epidemia en Kalávryta.-..............217 1828-29 - CAPÍTULO LXXIX Actitud de los embajadores en Poros para con el gobernador.- Negociaciones para llegar a un acuerdo.- Reacción de la Puerta y opinión de las Cortes sobre las actividades de los embajadores en Poros.- Con- vocatoria de un congreso nacional.-.............................................................................................................225 1829 - CAPÍTULO LXXX Nombramiento de Avgustinos como lugarteniente del gobernador con plenos poderes en Grecia Conti- nental.- Caídas de Andirrio y Naupacto.- Kütahi se retira del Epiro y es nombrado gran visir.- Política
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