Los sucesos que se relatan en este libro est\u00e1n relacionados directamente con un desgraciado hecho de la Historia Naval de Espa\u00f1a, la Batalla de Trafalgar (1805). En concreto, se describe la situaci\u00f3n que sufrieron los prisioneros de los restos de la escuadra naval francesa en aguas de la Bah\u00eda de C\u00e1diz y en el marco de la Guerra de la Independencia de Espa\u00f1a. Despu\u00e9s de soportar el bloqueo ingl\u00e9s desde octubre de 1805 hasta junio de 1808, rota la coalici\u00f3n franco-espa\u00f1ola y rendida la peque\u00f1a flota imperial francesa al mando del vicealmirante Rosily por la Armada espa\u00f1ola, comenz\u00f3 para estos marinos un largo per\u00edodo de reclusi\u00f3n, en el que 3.676 hombres fueron hacinados en los llamados pontones; viejos nav\u00edos de l\u00ednea habilitados como c\u00e1rceles flotantes que fueron anclados en medio de la Bah\u00eda de C\u00e1diz. A ellos, pronto se les unir\u00edan los 17.350 hombres del general Dupont capturados en la victoriosa Batalla de Bailen. Muchos de estos soldados compartir\u00edan su suerte a bordo de los nominados sepulcros flotantes. Algunos supervivientes, al retornar a su pa\u00eds, nos dejaron el testimonio de sus memorias, recogiendo en ellas todo lo acontecido durante su cautiverio; una historia de muerte y tristeza pero tambi\u00e9n salpicada de momentos l\u00fadicos, donde cobran importancia los juegos, el teatro y la m\u00fasica. Estos hechos hist\u00f3ricos se materializaron incluso en una desconocida opera c\u00f3mica Les pontons de Cadix, estrenada en Paris en 1836, de la cual se aporta el libreto. Esta obra rescata unos hechos que durante demasiado tiempo han sido relegados por la Historiograf\u00eda espa\u00f1ola. Era obligado en el Bicentenario de las Cortes de C\u00e1diz y del per\u00edodo de la Guerra de la Independencia de Espa\u00f1a dedicar una investigaci\u00f3n al tema, d\u00e1ndole el \u00e9nfasis necesario al lado m\u00e1s humano de la Historia. Creemos importante RECORDAR ESTE OLVIDO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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