La pena de garrote durante la Guerra de la Independencia: los decretos de José Bonaparte y de las Cortes de Cádiz.

This article discusses the development of the use of the garrote, an instrument of strangulation, during the reign of Joseph Bonaparte (José I) of Spain in the early 19th century during the Peninsular War. It examines the capital punishment by garrote as an alternative to hanging and the establishment of the penalty by the Cadix Cortes (the Courts of Cádiz, Spain) during this time period. The author studies the eventual abolition of the garrote by a royal decree from Fernando VII, who ruled after Bonaparte.