CEMITERIO DOS INGLESES

Civil
7202

Location

Parish: Xaviña (Santa María)

15123  Camariñas - A Coruña

Coordinates:
43º 11' 08.6" N - 9º 10' 13.3" W

Description

In this cemetery lie the earthly remains of 175 sailors who drowned on the 10th of November 1890 when the English training ship "The Serpent" sank. The priest from the village of Xaviña mobilised people in the neighbourhood to ensure that their bodies were buried here.
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