The Coast of Death It is probably the wildest part of the entire coast of Spain, and this area of Galicia is characterized by its steep cliffs and its abrupt formations rocky areas hit by the rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, it is not surprising that sailors fear sailing there, since the shipwreck history What this place has is tragic as well as legendary.
In fact, there is a very specific point on this Galician coast where boats have succumbed to the power of the ocean. Between Punta O Boi and Punta A Cagada, near the municipality of Camariñas, up to eight shipwrecks occurred, leaving behind the bodies of 245 sailors who never set foot on land again. But the most disastrous of all, that of The Serpent, It was so horrible that they had to create the English Cemetery, an imposing and spectacular cemetery on the shores of the Atlantic.
The English Cemetery and its black history
Already in 1883 the English steamship Iris Hull sank in the area, although it was seven years later when the greatest tragedy of all. The English training ship The Serpent sailed from Plymouth on 8 November with 175 men on board heading to Sierra Leone, but the African country never arrived. Just two days later, while crossing the waters of the Costa de Morte at night, he met his end: as confirmed on the Camariñas tourism portal, a storm and poor light that the Vilán Lighthouse gave caused it to shipwreck.
Of all the sailors who were on the ship, so only three survived, whom the Atlantic waters dragged to the Trece Beach, while the residents of Xaviña, a parish in Camariñas, buried the 172 deceased in the place that is today known as the English Cemetery. He simple and cobbled cemetery It has been on the shores of the ocean ever since, being a reminder of the tragic past of the Costa de Morte, and is included in the European route of unique cemeteries.
To get to it you just have to take the AC-432 and take the detour on the right next to a restaurant, as indicated on the Galicia tourism website. Furthermore, to your right is the impressive Monte Branco, so you can also visit an extraordinary environment after remembering one of the most unfortunate events of the 19th century in this part of Spain.
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