The Second of May 1808, by Goya, 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.