{"id":57185,"date":"2024-09-22T20:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T18:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=57185"},"modified":"2025-09-22T00:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T22:49:27","slug":"the-tribute-of-an-irish-village-to-1100-spanish-sailors-shipwrecked-in-1588","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/09\/22\/the-tribute-of-an-irish-village-to-1100-spanish-sailors-shipwrecked-in-1588\/","title":{"rendered":"The tribute of an Irish village to 1,100 Spanish sailors shipwrecked in 1588"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the summer of 1588, Spain formed the Great Armada, a huge fleet that aimed to invade England and dethrone Queen Elizabeth I.<\/p>\n

The Spanish Navy will receive a second multipurpose ship of the 'Carnota' class<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe visit to Vigo of the patrol vessel L\u00c9 William Butler Yeats of the Irish Naval Service<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

The expedition, dubbed the \"Invincible Armada\" by English propaganda, failed due to inclement weather<\/strong>, with two-thirds of the fleet returning to Spain. Some ships reached the coasts of Ireland. On 26 September 1588, three ships - the Lavia, the Juliana and the Santa Mar\u00eda de Vis\u00f3n - landed off Streedagh beach<\/strong> in County Sligo, in the northwest of Ireland. The ships were carrying 1,100 crew members on board.<\/p>\n

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Irish was predominantly Catholic<\/strong> and openly supported Spain. Many Mullaghmore locals helped the Spanish castaways<\/strong>. The English managed to execute 150 survivors, and the few who survived did so thanks to the help of those Irish Catholics.<\/p>\n

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For years, Sligo residents have been remembering the Spanish shipwreck victims who died on their shores in 1588<\/strong>. They organise tributes to them, hold cultural events and carry out a march to Streedagh Beach, where the shipwreck took place.<\/p>\n

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Year after year, on that beach, locals place 1,100 wooden crosses<\/strong>, an emotional tribute to each of the Spaniards who sailed on those three ships.<\/p>\n

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The Spanish Navy has been participating in these tributes for years,<\/strong> together with Spanish civilians who travel to that part of Ireland at the end of each summer to remember their compatriots who fell there.<\/p>\n

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The Spanish Navy usually sends a ship to Ireland to participate in these tributes.<\/strong> This year, the Navy has sent the Multipurpose Vessel \"Carnota\" A-61, which entered service in December of last year, for this tribute.<\/p>\n

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The Music Unit of the Northern Third of the Marine Infantry<\/strong>, based in Ferrol, has also been sent, which has accompanied these events with its musical instruments.<\/p>\n