Drummer of El Bruc
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The Drummer of El Bruc is a Catalan legend derived from what happened during the Battle of El Bruc between French and Spanish forces in the Peninsular War. According to the legend, the French defeat w
Monument to the Drummer of El Bruc
Santpedor
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Santpedor is a municipality and town in the comarca of Bages, Catalonia. It is located north of Manresa, the flattest sector of Bages. Sights include the Romanesque-Gothic church of St. Peter, and the
Drummer of El Bruc
…The name of the drummer is said to have been Isidre Lluçà i Casanoves, historically written as Isidre Llussà (1791–1809), a peasant born in the nearby Santpedor. Monuments have been erected to the drummer in El Bruc and Barcelona…
View of Santpedor, with the Hermitage of St. Francis on the left.