On his return to Spain in 1815, Captain Van Halen's activities during the Spanish War of Independence were investigated and he was imprisoned on 21 March 1817, first in Murcia, and later in Madrid, because of his connections with a Masonic Lodge in Granada.
Captain Van Halen's activities during the Spanish War of Independence were investigated. This was on his return to Spain in 1815. He was imprisoned on 21 March 1817 in Murcia, and later in Madrid, because of his connections with a Masonic Lodge in Granada. This was on his return to Spain in 1815. This was first.