Fermín Muñoz Echabeguren in his article La reconstrucción de San Sebastián según las Actas de la Junta de Obras 1813-1843, published in the latest issue of the journal Boletín de Estudios Históricos sobre San Sebastián, reports that English and Portuguese forces came to help the Spanish army to rebuild the city after it was burned, looted, raped and many citizens were killed. César San José Seigland also talks about the destruction of San Sebastián, highlighting the loss of humanity of the time and the changes in military habits. For his part, Obispo Garmendia Amutxastegi talks about the strength acquired by the liberal force thanks to Julián de Egaña, who was born in 1786 and died in 1864.