Exit - pursued by Bourbons

 We are walking along the side of the A-30 for a fair bit then hedging down to the N-301a.



You may think, of what interest is the N-301a.  Oh yea of little faith!   The N301 can claim a record breaking straightness.  For 23,2km, admittedly across the Albacete and Cuenca provinces.  www.dangerousroads.org also notes that:



The N-301 Road holds historical significance. It was the route chosen by King Alfonso XIII and his small escort during the night of April 14–15, 1931, as they left the Royal Palace of Madrid on their way to exile from the port of Cartagena (Murcia).



The N301 proper now ends in Murcia and picks up again going south as the N301a.  The A-30 nicks a bit of it before becoming the N-301a where we are walking.



We are heading into El Albujon, which you feel was important because it was a decent way between Murcia and Cartagena. Apparently it served as a watch post for Cartagena and was on the boundary of the municipality from 1254.  They did have a battle, which took place in 1706, which is something.



The French backed Bourbons of Felipe V were busy occupying Murcia and ousting the pro-Archduke Charles of Austria group.  About 400 cavalry  and 200 Bourbon foot came to disrupt the wheat harvest. They were opposed by 350 Anglo-Austrian troops.  The Austrian horse buggered off to Cartagena once they worked out they were outnumbered.  The remaining foot, including English regulars, dug in the houses and village tower but were forced out of and fled back to join their horse. The attackers stole five cartloads of grain and some cattle.



The Bar Pedrin has a Facebook existence https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068204076056#  which seems to be reasonably up to date.  Men del dia is on Tuesday and is 15 euros.   Antonio wrote, a month ago, ‘A place to enjoy authentic Cartagena Asian cuisine. The service was very good, the quality was as it used to be, traditional. Although the bar is a bit old-fashioned, it maintains its popular customs, and the prices are affordable.’




So we end today.










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