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Los Caprichos are issued in 1799 as a public satirical print cycle

On 6 February 1799 Los Caprichos were advertised as a public satirical set. In the causal graph this event strengthens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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On 6 February 1799 Los Caprichos were advertised as a public satirical set. This Fact stores that print-speech instrument, not the later withdrawal and not the subscription price.

Context

Satire can be elite and still be public speech against custom and tribunal. Split siblings.

Francisco Goya’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Same 6 February 1799 advertisement as the price and withdrawal rows. Speech, price, and withdrawal share a spine. Eighty plates of custom, vice, and Inquisition.

Why it matters

Keep withdrawal and price on other dates.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Francisco Goya

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.6 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactLos Caprichos are issued in 1799 as a public satirical print cycle
    2. strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 6 February 1799 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.35 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Met Heilbrunn — Francisco de GoyaMetropolitan Museum of Art · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Museo Nacional del PradoMuseo Nacional del Prado · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Prado Caprichos history and Met Heilbrunn independently date the 1799 issue.

Established: 1799 Caprichos as a published set. Not established: that 1799 liberalised Spain.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorFrancisco Goya
  2. contributed toFactLos Caprichos are issued in 1799 as a public satirical print cycle
  3. strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Los Caprichos are issued in 1799 as a public satirical print cycle. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-caprichos-1799

https://factrail.ai/facts/goy-caprichos-1799

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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