Ferrol

a Spanish seaport in Galicia, Spain; on a narrow arm of the sez, 11 miles by water and 33 by rail N. E. of Corunna. A poor fishing town till 1752, it now is one of the strongest fortified places in the kingdom, and po e es one of its three largest arsenals (with dockyards, naval workshops, ete.), while the annual trade reaches about £500,000. The harbor is safe and capacious, and has a vem narrow entrance, defended by two forts. The town has manufactures of naval stores, linen, cotton, and leather, and exports corn, brandy, vinegar, and fish. In 1805 a French ‘fleet was defeated by the English off Ferrol. The town was taken by the French in 1809 and 1823, and in 1872 was the scene of a republican rising.