Tomb of Sir John Moore

un lugar de gran paz y serenidad, ubicada en el jardin Romántico de San Carlos, con preciosas vistas sobre la ciudad y al lado del Archivo Histórico de Galicia

la tumba de este soldado ingles sir john moore esta situada en el jardin de san carlos situado en la zona del parrote cerca del castillo de san anton y le dieron este honor porque las tropas inglesas vinieron en ayuda de los coruñeses durante la lucha de la ciudad para liberarse de sus invasores y este soldado murio valientemente en la lucha

Situada en el Parque de San Carlos del centro de la ciudad, este monumento es uno de los más importantes de la historia de la ciudad, ya que conmemora las luchas de los coruñeses contra los invasores.

Sir John Moore’s tomb was already some sort of pilgrimage site for the British in the 19^th century. Born in 1761 in Glasgow, Moore joined the British army and helped subdue the Irish rebellion at the end of the 18^th century. But his real claim to fame came with the Spanish War and the struggle to rid Spain of Napoleon’s forces. Commander of the British troops in Iberia, he was fatally wounded in Coruña and is buried there. His gravesite has poems by Charles Wolfe and Rosalía de Castro. From it one can look out on the Atlantic. British travelers since that time, both men and women, cite his valor and make sure they pay their respects.
Not an overly ostentatious site, nevertheless, it gives one pause to think of the act of heroism and how it has not been forgotten to this day. Most every coruñés must have visited the monument and read the poems as well as other plaques that have been placed in the shady garden with a view of the sea, in the old part of the city. Do something different: tear yourself away from the bars and shop windows and hike up to see for yourself.
Here’s a photo besides the one of my own up above.