Puente de Pontesampaio
Puente de Pontesampaio
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Vigo
Pontevedra
Spain
This remarkable ten-arch bridge that connects the municipalities of Pontevedra and Soutomaior was where the last battle against Napoleon’s army in Galicia was fought. It happened during the Independence War, on the 7th and 8th of June 1809, and it was then when the VI Corps of the Grande Armée under the command of Marshal Michel Ney, Duke of Elchingen, were permanently defeated, thus ending the French occupation in Galicia. The bridge, of medieval origin, gives its name to the Pontevedra parish of Ponte Sampaio, located in the Verdugo River estuary, in the Ría de Vigo. The battle fought here was preceded by the uprising in Vigo and the expulsion of the invading French troops led by General Chalot.
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Estilo arquitetónico
Medieval
Interesse paisagístico da zona envolvente
Elevado
Descrição do ambiente
Urbano
Imóveis
Público
Estado de conservação
Bom