History of New South Wales John Macarthur, staged the only successful armed takeover of government in Australian history, deposing Governor William Bligh and instigating a brief period of military rule in the colony prior to the arrival from Britain of Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810. Macquarie served as the last autocratic Governor of New South Wales, from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social and economic development of New South Wales which saw it transition from a penal colony to a budding free society. He established public works, a bank, churches, and charitable institutions and sought good relations with the Aborigines.
The Second of May 1808 The Second of May 1808 The Second of May 1808, also known as The Charge of the Mamelukes (in Spanish: "El 2 de mayo de 1808 en Madrid", or "La lucha con los mamelucos" or "La carga de los mamelucos"), is a painting by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya. It is a companion to the painting "The Third of May 1808" and is set in the Calle de Alcalá near Puerta del Sol, Madrid, during the Dos de Mayo Uprising. It depicts one of the many people's rebellions against the French occupation of Spain that sparked the Peninsular War. Both