{"id":2153,"date":"2023-06-09T14:45:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2024-02-10T17:44:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T17:44:35","slug":"bitwa-pod-trafalgarem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goiberia.com\/en\/bitwa-pod-trafalgarem\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battle of Trafalgar"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was the last battle involving the use of sailing ships...<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Trafalgar is a cape located in the province of Cadiz. Its name comes from the Arabic 'Taraf al-Gharb,' meaning 'Western Cape.' The place is charming due to its wide beaches, scarcely visited by tourists in winter, the beautiful sunset views, and of course, its main landmark \u2013 the Trafalgar Lighthouse (Faro D' Trafalgar) \u2013 a solid 34-meter structure built 55 years after the famous battle. The main road to the lighthouse is regularly covered in sand from the nearby dunes, almost as if nature intends to obscure the path leading to the very tip of the cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The often strong winds here bring a smile to the sun-kissed faces of kitesurfers, while at night, they echo the echoes of the battle fought on October 21, 1805. It was on this day, 21 miles off the coastline, that one of the most crucial naval battles of the Napoleonic era unfolded between the British and the Franco-Spanish fleet \u2013 historically known as the 'Battle of Trafalgar'.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was the last great battle fought with sailing ships and established English dominance on the seas for the next 200 years. Leading their fleets were Horatio Nelson for the British, and Pierre Villeneuve as the commander of the combined Spanish-French fleet. The English won this bloody battle, but their leader, Admiral Nelson, was fatally wounded by a musket ball while joyfully walking on the deck of his ship, shortly after hearing the good news of their victory. One legend says that Horatio Nelson's<\/strong> body was initially taken to Rosia Bay in Gibraltar, and then transported to London for the burial in a barrel of rum.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since then, the rum has sometimes been called 'Nelson's blood' because the shipment was to be kept shrouded in secrecy, and sailors, unaware of the barrel's contents, were to sip its contents...<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n


According to official sources, the barrel containing the body was filled with a mixture of brandy, camphor and myrrh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n