1879: Juan Oliva Moncusi, attempted regicide
1879: Juan Oliva Moncusi, attempted regicide Public garroting of 23-year-old Juan Oliva Moncusí [es], on 4 January 1879 at the Campo de Guardias in Madrid, for having attempted to assassinate [es] the King of Spain Alfonso XII. Juan Oliva Moncusi (sometimes given as Moncasi) was publicly garroted at Madrid’s Campo de Guardias on this date in 1879 for his failed assassination attempt on King Alfonso XII the previous October 25. “That day the young* king had returned to his capital, after a month’s absence,” quoth The Atlantic, Everywhere he was received with hearty welcomes; the crowds cheered, and ladies showered bouquets of flowers upon him from the balconies. As the royal cortege passed along the principal street of Madrid a young man pressed through the soldiers who kept the line, and, drawing a pistol, fired point-blank at Alfonso. The bullet missed its aim. The would-be assassin was instantly seized, and he proved to be one Juan Oliva Moncasi, a cooper, twenty-three years of age. ...