On 25 July 1797, Admiral Horatio Nelson launched an attack on Santa Cruz
de Tenerife, to win the island for the British. After a ferocious fight which led to many casualties a defence was organised by General Antonio Gutierrez
de Otero y Santayana to repel the invaders, in which Nelson lost his right arm from cannon fire, and lost. Two hundred years later the island is still Spanish, but is the home to over 40,000 Brits! Here are photos of some of the British businesses in
Silencio alone.
The island is also home to an Iceland Frozen Food store, a Marks & Spencer clothes shop AND a recently opened Marks & Spencer Food Hall (sadly without the
pre-packed sandwiches). We will stock-up with cheap and nasty British sausages before we sail for Togo. Sorry you lost the arm in vain, Lord Nelson. Olly
The island is also home to an Iceland Frozen Food store, a Marks & Spencer clothes shop AND a recently opened Marks & Spencer Food Hall (sadly without the pre-packed sandwiches). We will stock-up with cheap and nasty British sausages before we sail for Togo. Sorry you lost the arm in vain, Lord Nelson. Olly
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We call that, "If you can't beat 'em , join 'em!"
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