Today I want to talk about my city event held at these dates: THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE SITE AND RELEASE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO (ancient Roman Miróbriga.)
went out today to eat wonderfully, as always, the Hotel Conde Rodrigo, when I stood at the sign that its facade looks ...
On these dates, all Miróbriga, distinctive looks of France and England, by reason of compliance with some two hundred years of historical events that brought both pain and death to my beloved land!
On July 10, 1810 at 6 pm, D. Andres Perez of Herrasti, military governor of the square, the city surrendered to the siege of French troops after 77 days of siege to the city. It was liberated by British troops, after 559 days of occupation, January 19, 1812, after almost two years of French rule ...
Ciudad Rodrigo had three battalions and regiments citizen watch of Avila, Segovia and Majorca, totaling more than 10,000 civilians, 6,000 men, plus the 240 lances of guerrilla D. Julian Sanchez "El Charro." When the French troops began their assault on the city, on his way to Portugal.
Marshal Ney, on 11 February 1810 gives an ultimatum to surrender the city, while taking up the treasures of S. Francisco, with pieces of artillery projectiles launched a hundred ...
Despite all the defense that had Ciudad Rodrigo, six nights drew French sappers in a zig-zag branches and Ney opened fire on the square with 46 guns. Take the Faubourg S.
Francisco Conde door and the walls are destroyed, the city had lost 1,400 men ... It is the tragic moment of surrender: The Governor Plaza: D. Andre Perez of Herrasti down by the breach in the walls, with a white flag and surrender the town to Marshal Ney. Had completed 16 days of fighting in the breach. 1,800 lives of soldiers and civilians had succumbed to the bloated bombing of the French troops ... Up to 11,859 bombs were counted.
Marshal Ney ordered a column of 1,200 prisoners were deported to France.
Nearly two years had occupied the city the French army, while French troops battled the British in Portuguese territory ... Until the Duke of Wellington, the future conqueror of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, take the assault the city through the breach opened in its walls, above the French, in the northwest and the small North ... Lost
Wellington, best known for his officials in this battle: Crawford and Makkinon ...
But it was also a sad night for Ciudad Rodrigo, one of the bloodiest episode in its history ... was liberated from French oppression, but his condition was unfortunate after the bombing and English allied army assault.
On February 5 of that year, the Court of Cadiz, Lord Wellington give the title of Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo.
So history tells us those facts ... The stones of the Cathedral, and those of our walls, show us his wounds ... And today, two hundred years later we celebrate the anniversary filling our streets with their symbols and characters. GOOD TIME TO VISIT CIUDAD RODRIGO! Although it is always a pleasure to walk the streets ...
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