TEXT _ Isabel Martínez Latas
PHOTOGRAPHY _ José Manuel Salgado Mosquera and Martín Laurencena
This new 200 page volume, illustrated with full colour photographs, forms part of the Para conocerte y no olvidarte collection. Dedicated to A Coruña, it provides the reader with a detailed vision of the city, made up of both images and texts that take us on a fascinating tour of the history, layout and culture of this so-called balcony over the Atlantic.
From the Tower of Hercules to San Antón Castle, taking in the modernist buildings that transformed the city’s layout, the texts and photographs guide us around a city that is inextricably linked to the sea and whose history and legends have left an indelible mark.
The arrival of the first settlers in this far north-western corner of the Iberian Peninsula, the Middle Ages, the raid by the British corsairs under the orders of Drake and the heroic feats of María Pita, the invasion by the Napoleonic troops and the Battle of Elviña are just a few of this historic events that have shaped the character people of this city and which are reflected in this highly enjoyable, historically accurate and educational work.
Edition languages: Spanish
