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The Gulf of Roses. The Gulf of Roses (Catalan: Golf de Roses [ˈɡolv ðə ˈrɔzəs]) is the most northeastern bay on the Catalan coast of Spain.. The bay is 16 kilometres (10 mi) wide and is formed by the valley of the Fluvià river but also contains the estuaries of the Manol and the Muga rivers.
The Battle of the Gulf of Roses, also known as action of 14 February 1795, was a minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars fought in the Gulf of Roses between a ship of the line of Juan de Lángara’s fleet and a French squadron of a frigate and a corvette.
Roses is the site of the former bishopric of Rotdon, now a Latin Catholic titular see. It is situated on the coast at the northern end of the Gulf of Roses , and is an important fishing port and tourist centre. [ 4 ]
A gulf in geography is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. ... Gulf of Roses, the most northeastern bay on the Catalan coast; Gulf of Saint Lawrence, ...
It enters the Mediterranean Sea at the Gulf of Roses. [1] The river is 58 kilometres (36 mi) long. Its source is below the summit of Mont Negre, elevation 1,425 metres (4,675 ft), which is in the French commune of Serralongue. The river passes through the village of Pont de Molins and passes through the Boadella Reservoir, where the river is ...
Golfo de Cádiz (Gulf of Cadiz) Cabo de Trafalgar (Cape Trafalgar) Punta de Tarifa (Point of Tarifa) Estrecho de Gibraltar (Strait of Gibraltar) Andalusian coast (Playa de los Muertos in the province of Almeria). Catalan coast (Gulf of Roses). Mediterranean Coast; The coast of the Mediterranean Sea is the longest in Spain.
On 14 February 1795, she was captured in the Gulf of Roses by a Spanish fleet under Admiral Juan de Lángara. The Spanish sailed her to Cartagena and brought into the Spanish Armada as Ifigenia . [ 7 ]
In the summer of 1795, she was part of the station of the Gulf of Roses, under Lieutenant Pourquier, [11] [12] [Note 2] supporting the Army of the Pyrenees in the Siege of Roses. [14] On 9 July, she defended herself against a Spanish squadron, [15] composed of 16 gunboats, supported by three frigates and two ships of the line.