Between 1835 and 1843, craftsmen, the petty bourgeoisie and the emerging working class supported Republicanism and expressed their democratic demands through spontaneous riots, In July 1835, news of a Carlist victory at Reus led the populace in Barcelona and elsewhere to burn monasteries and convents. In August 1835, a mob killed General Bassa and set fire to the Bonaplata factory. In November 1842, there was a popular uprising against Espartero, and the army bombarded Barcelona from Montjuïc. The revolt against city taxes lasted from September 1843 to January 1844.