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Sack of the parishes of Petín by Soult's troops

Petín, Valdeorras, Ourense

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Sack of the parishes of Petín by Soult's troops

Historical milestone · Petín, Valdeorras, Ourense

Image of Petín, not of the place itself.

The French columns devastated the valley in 1809 and burned forty-three houses in Petín; local memory recalls that the women of the place stood up to them on the bridge over the Sil during that retreat.

1809

Photo: Joana1960 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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