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Visits with expert guide to the sinking of the frigate La Guadalupe

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Start date: July 19, 2015
Finish date: August 30st, 2015
Event type: Talk / conference
Site: Meeting point: Sendra Restaurant Parking (Les Rotes)
Schedule: From 10: 30 to 13: 00 hours
Home: Free
Event finished

The Sunday 19 and 26 July 2, 9, 23 and 30 August, Guided from the ground to the site of the sinking of the frigate visits will take place the Guadalupe.

The visits will take place at 10:30 am and the meeting point will be the parking lot next to the Sendra restaurant (Les Rotes). The estimated duration is three hours.

Those interested can reserve their place by calling 96 642 02 60 from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10: 30 to 13: 00 hours.

Wreck of the frigate La Guadalupe

Coast of Dénia. 16 March of 1799. 4 in the morning. The frigate La Guadalupe, commanded by José de la Encina, ran aground in the area between Punta del Sard and Punta Negra, in Les Rotes, while fleeing English ships.

147 men, of 327 who were on board lost their lives to the despair of the Dianense population, succored with food, clothing and blankets to those who managed to leave the sea lashed by the storm. Wine and brandy to help faint back to life. Caldo in particular to feed the survivors households, and a prisoner who helped his captors to save his life.

Mosén Francisco Palau narrates Diego, historian Palau, one of the least known episodes of the eighteenth century in the city of Denia, which upset the tranquility of the town.

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