San Marcial

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San Marcial is a hill near Irun in northern Spain, historically notable as the site of key battles during the Peninsular War.

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San Marcial canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield
hill
associatedWith Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED
General Manuel Freire de Andrade NERFINISHED
Spanish Army victory over French forces in 1813
Spanish–French conflicts
category Battlefields of Spain NERFINISHED
Hills of the Basque Country
Napoleonic Wars locations in Spain
country Spain
hasCommemoration annual San Marcial festivities in Irun
military reenactments in Irun
hasCulturalSignificance Basque historical memory
local identity of Irun
hasHistoricalSignificance Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
Peninsular War NERFINISHED
hasNearbyBorderCrossing Irun–Hendaye crossing NERFINISHED
hasNearbySettlement Irun NERFINISHED
hasReligiousSite Hermitage of San Marcial NERFINISHED
hasTopographicFeature elevated position above Irun
hasViewOf Bay of Biscay (distant views on clear days) NERFINISHED
knownFor Battle of San Marcial (1522) NERFINISHED
Battle of San Marcial (1813) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Irun NERFINISHED
locatedInAutonomousCommunity Basque Country NERFINISHED
locatedInPartOf northern Spain NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Gipuzkoa NERFINISHED
namedAfter Saint Martial NERFINISHED
near French border
overlooks Bidasoa River NERFINISHED
Irun NERFINISHED
partOf Pyrenees foothills NERFINISHED
historical defensive line of the Bidasoa area
siteOf Battle of San Marcial (30 June 1522) NERFINISHED
Battle of San Marcial (31 August 1813) NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of access between Spain and France
observation point over Bidasoa valley
tourismType battlefield tourism
historical tourism
usedDuring Peninsular War military operations NERFINISHED
War of the League of Cognac (context of 1522 battle) NERFINISHED

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Battle of the Pyrenees tookPlaceAt San Marcial