Bordón was a Carlist support point sheltered from the main fortified enclaves of the rebel territory. At the beginning it served as a concentration point for Carlist orders demanded from the town councils of the area and a hospital was installed there for the recovery of the wounded of the rebel troops.
In its municipal district a liberal convoy was assaulted by Llagostera in February 1837 that was being driven by the Marquis of Palacio between Cantavieja and Calanda.
© José Luis Cano
At the beginning of May 1836, Ramón Cabrera was in Bordón. It was in his mind to take an important step and settle permanently in Cantavieja.
The war brought frenetic activity to Maestrazgo. Convoys were constantly going back and forth, carrying supplies, fodder, military equipment and all kinds of effects necessary for the war.
In February 1837, the Carlist leader Llagostera, known by his enemies as “La Langosta” (The Lobster), due to his voracity in collecting money, heard that a liberal column was descending from Cantavieja to Alcañiz and decided to intercept it.
In the autumn of 1839, the Maestrazgo began to feel the effects of the Vergara Agreement and the end of the Carlist war on the northern front. Espartero’s troops moved to Lower Aragon and began to harass the territory of Cabrera.
At the beginning of May 1836, Ramón Cabrera was in Bordón. It was in his mind to take an important step and settle permanently in Cantavieja.
The war brought frenetic activity to Maestrazgo. Convoys were constantly going back and forth, carrying supplies, fodder, military equipment and all kinds of effects necessary for the war.
In February 1837, the Carlist leader Llagostera, known by his enemies as “La Langosta” (The Lobster), due to his voracity in collecting money, heard that a liberal column was descending from Cantavieja to Alcañiz and decided to intercept it.
In the autumn of 1839, the Maestrazgo began to feel the effects of the Vergara Agreement and the end of the Carlist war on the northern front. Espartero’s troops moved to Lower Aragon and began to harass the territory of Cabrera.
