Dreta de l'Eixample in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Roger de Lauria

Roger de Lluria Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2022

1. Roger de Lluria Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Calle dedicada a
Roger de Lauria
Almirante de la Corona
Cataluña y Aragon al
servicio de Pedro III,
Alphons III y Jaime II.
Vencio in Napoles, Rosas
y Cabo Orlando. Muerto
en Valencia en 1305

(English translation):

This street is dedicated to Roger of Lauria, Crown Admiral of Catalonia and Aragon in the service of Peter III, Alphons III and Jaime II. Victor in Naples, Rosas and Cape Orlando. Died in Valencia in 1305

Erected by La Asambalea de Capitanes.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. A significant historical year for this entry is 1305.

Location. 41° 23.76′ N, 2° 9.891′ E. Memorial is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Dreta de l'Eixample. It is at the intersection of Carrer de Roger de Llúria and Carrer de Mallorca, on the left when traveling north on Carrer de Roger de Llúria. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Carrer de Roger de Llúria 105, Barcelona, Cataluña 08037, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: Josep Palau i Fabre (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Santiago Rusiñol (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Narcís Monturiol (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Catalan-Basque Civil War Relations (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Frederic Mompou i Dencausse (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Teodoro Moscoso (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Plaça del Cinc d’Oros (approx. half a kilometer away); House of Josefina Bonet (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

Regarding Roger de Lauria. The 3 naval engagement locations where he is listed on the marker as having won - Naples, Rosas
and Cape Orlando, are also known as the Battle of the Gulf of Naples [or Castellammare] (1284), Battle of Les Formigues (1285), and the Battle of Cape Orlando (1299).

Also see . . . Roger of Lauria (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: "Roger of Lauria (c. 1245 – 17 January 1305) was a Neapolitan admiral in Aragonese service, who was the commander of the fleet of the Crown of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. He was probably the most successful and talented naval tactician of the Middle Ages. He is known as Ruggero or Ruggiero di Lauria in Italian and Roger de Llúria in Catalan."

(Submitted on July 17, 2022.)

Roger de Lauria Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2022

2. Roger de Lauria Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 251 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.