Cape Trafalgar

Cape Trafalgar (; Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar [ˈkaβo tɾafalˈɣaɾ]) is a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain. Cape Trafalgar lies on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the western limit of the strait and the Mediterranean Sea as a line that joins Cape Trafalgar to the north with Cape Spartel to the south. On 21 October 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar was fought off Cape Trafalgar, in which a Royal Navy fleet commanded by Horatio Nelson defeated a combined fleet of the French and Spanish navies as part of the War of the Third Coalition. The most prominent structure on the cape is a 34 m (112 ft) lighthouse, which totals 51 m (167 ft) above sea level), the Faro de Cabo Trafalgar, which was first illuminated on 15 July 1862.