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Miquelet, 1848. Miquelets or Micalets were irregular Catalan and Valencian mountain light infantry units. They enjoyed a certain prominence in the wars in the Iberian Peninsula during the 17th and 18th centuries, and in peace seem to have on occasion plundered travellers. Page 524 from "L'Espagne pittoresque, artistique et monumentale. Moeurs, usages et costumes, par MM. M. de Cuendias et V. de Féréal. Illustrations par Célestin Nanteuil", ["Picturesque, Artistic, and Monumental Spain; Customs, habits and dress", by Manuel de Cuendias and V. de Féréal. Illustrations by Célestin Nanteuil], 1848.