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After the failure of the conspiracy and Torrijos's pronunciamiento, Boyd was eventually shot with the rest of his comrades on the beach of San Andrés on 11 December 1831. Robert wrote a last letter to his brother William from the refectory of the Convent of San Andrés, where they were confined.
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established Spain-Ireland awards. This included the Robert Boyd Award to be granted to research works focused on the historical relations between Spain and Ireland.
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On 31 January 2002, the Málaga City Council approved the dedication of a street in the Huelin neighbourhood, although it was not inaugurated until 6 December 2004.
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installed by the association Torrijos 1931 in 2004 next to the place where it is believed that his tomb may be, within the primitive enclosure of the cemetery.
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In 1829, he returned to his hometown, eager for adventure with the large inheritance he had received, some four or five thousand pounds. His cousin
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Los extranjeros en la España moderna: Actas del I Coloquio Internacional. Celebrado en Málaga del 28 al 30 de noviembre de 2002
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Los extranjeros en la España moderna: Actas del I Coloquio Internacional. Celebrado en Málaga del 28 al 30 de noviembre de 2002
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In 1824, on his nineteenth birthday, Robert decided to enlist in the army, serving as a cadet in the army of the
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El Teniente Coronel de Artillería D. Juan López Pinto (1788-1831): la romántica lucha por la libertad
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He was the third of four siblings from a wealthy family, the son of Archibald Boyd, treasurer of
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Former 'Derry News' Editor remembers British military hero with Derry roots
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TSN. Transatlantic Studies Network: Revista de Estudios Internacionales
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Name of Robert Boyd on the monument to the general Torrijos in
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Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga
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Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga
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Editor, recounts fascinating tale of Derry man Robert Boyd on
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His body was buried by the British Consul William Mark in the
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dedicated to Robert Boyd in the original enclosure of the
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Girón Irueste, Enrique; Arenas Gómez, Andrés (2003).
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Girón Irueste, Enrique; Arenas Gómez, Andrés (2003).
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His name appears on the monument to Torrijos in the
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Index


Antonio Gisbert
Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga
Londonderry
Málaga
British East India Company
José María de Torrijos
insurrection
absolutism
Ferdinand VII
Antonio Gisbert
Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga

Gravestone
English Cemetery
Malaga
Londonderry
Scotland
British East India Company
India
Greek War of Independence
Ottoman Empire

Cenotaph
English Cemetery
Málaga
John Sterling
The Times
The Cambridge Apostles
José María de Torrijos

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