Spanish views from a small town

Once upon a time, there was a man who had been destined for the priesthood by his father, though he would have liked to be a soldier. He never became a soldier of Christ, but his brother made him king, twice. Though royalty was not to be, and he settled down in the new republic of the United States, eventually ending up spending his last days in Florence, where he died.  Apparently, he was abstemious and conscientious. He loved managing his estate, reading, and gardening. He never felt himself destined to greatness, though he admired his younger brother, and helped him as well as he could. The man was Joseph Bonapart. Joseph was caught up in the intrigues and machinations of his younger brother Napoleon's attempts to create a French empire in Europe. His first attempt, placing Joseph as King of Naples, was rather successful. Joseph was popular with the people of the Kingdom, and he initiated changes that made life easier for many. But it wasn't to last. In 1808, during the conf...