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Ferrol

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Ferrol
Sp. /ferdd rddawl"/, n.

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      port city, A Coruña (Coruña, A) provincia (province), in the northern section of the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Galicia, in extreme northwestern Spain. It is located on the Ferrol Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Named for a farol (lighthouse) that marked the entrance to its harbour, the then fishing village of Ferrol was chosen in 1726 by King Philip V as the site for a naval base. Ferdinand VI set up (1746–59) shipbuilding yards there; between 1769 and 1774 Charles III added the royal naval arsenal and erected fortifications. After 1939 the city's name became El Ferrol del Caudillo because it was the birthplace of Gen. Francisco Franco, who had become caudillo (leader) of Spain; in the 1980s, however, the longer name was abolished.

      Now one of the principal Spanish naval stations, Ferrol's natural harbour, protected from the sea by rocky hills, is one of the largest in Spain. It did not develop commercially, however, because of competition from A Coruña, 12 miles (19 km) to the southwest by sea, and because it had no railway until 1904. The port had shipbuilding yards, which were replaced by a large arsenal basin, with workshops and foundries, and a naval academy and several dry docks. Exports are minimal, and imports are mostly materials for use in the metal industry. Nearby are the Atlantic submarine base La Graña and the notable 10th-century Chamorro church surrounded by Celtic megalithic ruins. Pop. (2007 est.) mun., 75,181.

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