Coruna, La (in English, Corunna), a fortified seaport of Spain, midway between Capes Ortegal and Finisterre, on a peninsula in the Bay of Coruna, 263 miles NW. of Leon by rail. The harbour is commodious; and in 1888 a quarantine harbour was completed. One mile north-west of the town stands the famous Torre de Hercules, restored by Trajan, which serves as a lighthouse, and is nearly 100 feet high. The chief imports are sugar and American raw petroleum, dried cod, hides, spirits, and English coal. The industries include the manufacture of cotton, cigars, glass-wares, and canned provisions. Pop. 45,000. Coruna, which was taken from the Phoenicians by the Romans in the 1st century B.C., for Englishmen has rare historic interest. Here in 1386 John of Gaunt landed to claim the crown of Castile in right of his wife; in 1554 Philip II. embarked for England to marry Queen Mary; and in 1588 the great Spanish Armada set sail for the conquest of England. Here also fell gloriously Sir John Moore (January 16,1809), after his memorable retreat and his defeat of Soult. He is buried in the gardens of San Carlos.