set the town on fire.

In 1794, Figueras was surrendered to France, but it was regained in 1795. During the Peninsular War it was taken by the French in 1808, recaptured by the Spaniards in 1811, and retaken by the French in the same year.

During the Spanish Civil War, it remained loyal to the Republican government, and was repeatedly bombed by the Nazi

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