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People

A comprehensive list of Clavé's circle of known friends, acquaintances, relations, and political and professional associates, in alphabetical order.

Francisco de Asís de Borbón y de Borbón-Dos Sicilias

Aranjuez, 1822 – Épinay-sur-Seine, 1902 Aristocrat

Son of the infant Francisco de Paula de Bourbon. In 1846 he married his cousin Queen Isabel II and became king Consort of Spain until 1868. They had twelve children, although only five of them survived.

The King and the Queen were made fun of. The King was said to be homosexual and the Queen a nymphomaniac. Francisco de Asís is said to have had many children with other women. 

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Letters by Clavé / view all

  1. Catalanization

    The Choruses in Madrid, 1863.
  2. Captivity

    Letters from El Saladero, 1867.

  3. Banishment

    Exiled in France, 1869-1870.
  4. Conspiracies

    Persecution for Prim’s assassination, 1870.
  5. Federalism

    Political thoughts, 1872.

  6. Power

    Governor in Castelló and Tarragona, 1873.

Papers / view all

Clavé's Papers (1845—1870). A transcription of the composer's personal and professional collection of documents.

Correspondence / view all

Clavé received letters from politicians and intellectuals such as Víctor Balaguer, Pi i Maragall, Baltasar Saldoni, Pep Ventura, Abdó Terradas, Rius i Taulet, among others.

Notes / view all

This section offers an interpretation of Clavé's correspondence and archive, and compiles our scholarship on nineteenth-century Catalan popular music, politics, and social movements.