San Carlos, Falkland Islands
San Carlos is a settlement in northwestern East Falkland, lying south of Port San Carlos on San Carlos Water. It is sometimes nicknamed "JB" after a former owner, Jack Bonner.[1] The settlement consists of a number of properties including a dwelling with a small cafe which also provides craft facilities. As noted in the history section, there is a small museum that pays homage to the Falklands Conflict as well as local nature and culture.
History
[edit]The settlement is named after the ship San Carlos, which visited in May 1768.[2] San Carlos grew in the early twentieth century around a factory which froze sheep carcasses.[citation needed]
In 1982 San Carlos was the main British Army bridgehead during the Falklands War, when it was codenamed "Blue Beach".[3]
A museum and the Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos commemorate that period.
References
[edit]- ^ Lewis, Jason; Inglis, Alison. "Falklands.info:Falkland Islands Acronyms". Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "PORT SAN CARLOS" (PDF). Jane Cameron National Archives. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "On this day 21 May 1982". Fleet Air Arm Officers Association. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
See also
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