The Spanish island that became a prison - BBC REEL 

These guys were sent to that island after years of looting, killing and raping all accross Spain. I find it hard to feel pity for them and even less when you learn that they received medical care and supplies once a week, and the officers were evacuated. The surviving ones were released a month after Napoleon's defeat. Some 2,300 were sent to the Canary Islands where they received a much better treatment, being sent back to France after the war in 1815, and about 200 remained in the islands, got married with locals and formed their families.

I wondered how he could send a letter since they were abandoned with nothing - then I learned there was a supply ship every two days, even if it sometimes didn't make it for as much as a week. Hmm 🤔

All empires have a sick and dark history.

merci

I heard long ago that French prisoners (with their wives) were held on that island at the time of Napoleon's wars. I believe that others or those same ones were sent as prisoners to the Canary Islands, when the wars were over they were offered to return to France, many decided to stay in the Canary Islands, many had made small colonies in remote parts of the Canary Islands and had no desire to return to the poverty of Paris

I read that this beautiful Castle once belonged to "The Cabrera Dynasty" also known as [ The House of Cabrera 1002-1526 ] and was destroyed by the attacks made upon it by a Turkish Corsair who took possession of the entire island and all its artillery, turning the Castle into a garrison for warfare due to its strategic position. Here they housed the prisoners of war from France and left them to die from starvation, dehydration and disease. The last Cabrera from this dynasty lived till the year 1526. Were the original Caberas living there and killed in this attack made by pirates? Whatever became of them? Did they escape and migrate to another part of Spain or Catalonia? I have been wanting to know what became of them, they were Viscounts, noblemen and nothing is being written about them except for that. What were their lives like? I am researching The Cabrera Dynasty and would love to find more information about them. Thank you for this most important and fascinating video, this island is so beautiful.

its an algerian island and we will get it back soon

Bailen the first Battle Lost Napoleón in.europe agaisnt spanish army

Well, you're sounding amazing for being at least 205 years old... 🤣

lol im named after that country (Josh Cabrera)

I am a Cabrera and all my ancestors were and are from the island and Catalan too, we were busy in founding cities in America like Cordoba by my great great jeronimo Luis de Cabrera but the king in that time stole our kingdom sending to kill all my families in las americas to take over the kingdom of Catalan. Now we will think in our independent from Spain, while Catalonians pay more taxes than the Spaniards. God bless our kingdom and free Spain from the fate royal families from the actual regime.

Arriba Espana! Dupont at Bailen🤣