The storming of the Bastille was one of the most outstanding historical events that have taken place in France, specifically on July 14, 1789, since it represented the culmination of the monarchical regime and the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille, or “la Bastille” in French, was a medieval building, used as a prison during the reign of Louis XIV.
In the bastille they were imprisoned, any man or woman regardless of their condition, it was a prison where people were victims of injustice and abuse by the monarchy. It is preyed people, without even having done one trial, just enough that the king would send a "lettre de cachet" is a letter in which the king gave the order for his arrest, that will take place sent.
The storming of the Bastille was an untimely and very violent event, a product of the anger that the people felt with the old regime and on the verge of a serious and strong economic crisis, in addition to the marked disparity of classes. By then the peasants and the popular classes were angry and impoverished because of the constant increases in food prices and not to mention the high taxes they had to pay on time.
That historic day of July 14, 1789, hundreds of people organized by groups, suddenly stormed the fortress of La Castilla. At that time the fortress only had 30 guards and a group of veterans, who were not trained to work in the field, it should be noted that there were only 7 prisoners in the prison (four individuals accused of being forgers, two mentally insane and a subject of the aristocracy accused of abusing minors).
Todas las personas comenzaron a aglomerarse a las afueras de castilla, solicitando la rendición de los que allí se encontraban. Sin embargo dos individuos que representaban a la muchedumbre decidieron entrar a la castilla para sentarse a negociar, algo que al final no pudo ser. Más tarde una parte de los atacantes logra penetrar el recinto y comienza la lucha. Hubo muchos muertos, la mayoría de los guardias y veteranos fueron linchados por el pueblo.
The taking of the Bastille gave a significant boost to the French Revolution, since thanks to the support that the revolutionaries received from the French army, Louis XVI could be forced to admit a constitutional government. After its destruction the Bastille is remembered as an emblem of the French Revolution.
