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It is thought that the French blew up the Trinitat in 1814 at the same time as the Citadel but a legend suggests that it was in fact Lord Cochrane, the commander of the English Land and Sea forces who had captured the castle from the French. He subsequently blew up the Trinitat as he was forced to retreat when the French overpowered them.
The Citadel is now being restored and will house a small museum plus a cafe and bar. Below the Trinitat, down the hillside to the lighthouse will be a small vineyard, grow in the style used by the Romans.
An extract from the Daily Telegraph:
Spain to honour British sea wolf
By Isambard Wilkinson in Roses
Spain is to honour one of Britain's greatest maritime heroes, Lord Cochrane, almost two centuries after he helped defeat Napoleon's armies in the Peninsular War. The town of Roses in Catalonia is to dedicate a plaque to the celebrated sea captain who was the inspiration for both Patrick O'Brien's Jack Aubrey and C S Forester's Horatio Hornblower, to commemorate his audacious defence of the town in 1808. The tribute to Lord Cochrane, nicknamed Le Loup de Mer or Sea Wolf by Napoleon , has taken almost 200 years to come to fruition...... read more
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