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A Walk Through the History of Hondarribia, Between Sieges and a Heroic Past

Hondarribia endured 69 agonizing days in the summer of 1638. Historians say the French troops caught the inhabitants of the Basque port off guard. However, they were not lacking in their ability to leap to the defense of their homeland. The martial spirit of the army they faced mattered little: no less than 18,000 Gallic soldiers, ready to take the city. That courage and sacrifice earned them the epithet "very noble, very loyal, and very courage…
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Hondarribia endured 69 agonizing days in the summer of 1638. Historians say the French troops caught the inhabitants of the Basque port off guard. However, they were not lacking in their ability to leap to the defense of their homeland. The martial spirit of the army they faced mattered little: no less than 18,000 Gallic soldiers, ready to take the city. That courage and sacrifice earned them the epithet "very noble, very loyal, and very courage…

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