Playa de la Barrosa
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Playa de la Barrosa is a 6-kilometre-long (3.7 mi) beach in the municipality of Chiclana de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, Spain.[1] It was the site of the Battle of Barrosa in 1811. It is separated from the Playa de Sancti Petri by a cliff. At the north end of the Barrosa beach is a tower called Torre Bermeja. The resort of Novo Sancti Petri lies at the south end of Playa de la Barrosa and contains a defensive tower structure called Torre del Puerco. Several pieces of music have been composed about the beach, including Isaac Albéniz's Torre Bermeja and Paco de Lucía's "La Barrosa".
History
[edit]The Battle of Chiclana and La Barrosa is said to have occurred on the Playa de la Barrosa, marking an important milestone in the Spanish War of Independence.
References
[edit]- ^ Kim, Young C. (2009). Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering. New York: World Scientific Publishing. p. 940. ISBN 978-981-281-929-1. OCLC 960249157. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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