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Yet in every case, the villains are not true IRA members but loose cannons who have broken away from the organization.
After it was rebuilt, it was occupied by French troops during the Peninsular War, who left behind a souvenir of their stay — the cannons that are now displayed along the promenade of the Paseo Marítimo.
The fort has somber associations for the city: Its cannons bombarded the population to put down rebellions in the 18th and 19th centuries, and it was the site of political executions, including that of Lluís Companys, president of the Generalitat of Catalonia during the Civil War, who was shot by a firing squad in 1940.
The old, rusted cannons are all that remain of the fortifications that once protected the islanders from pirates.
Erected in the 16th century, it guarded the bay against pirate ships — you can still see the ancient cannons poking through the crenellated walls.