De la defensa de Girona al control de la muntanya de la Barrufa (segles XVIII-XIX): la construcció de les torres de Sant Narcís, Sant Lluís i Sant Daniel

The construction, first of the fort of Montjuïc and then of the tower of Sant Joan, provided important protection in Girona, although it was not complete. Many of the problems were concentrated in the fact that the fortifications were too close to the city and did not have sufficient capacity to control the accesses located to the north of the Barrufa mountain. The siege of the winter of 1710/1 revealed this for the freedom of movement available to French soldiers. After the war of the Spanish Succession, a long period of peace began that allowed a succession of projects, although nothing was executed until the War of the First Coalition (1793-1795). The construction of the towers of Sant Narcís, Sant Lluís and Sant Daniel, between 1794 and 1795, was the chosen option, although not entirely successful. During the military operations of the Napoleonic War in Girona (1808-1809), the towers were protagonists for a short time, in the first months of the second siege (May and June 1809). Once the war was over, new plans advised to reinforce that sector, but he did not execute any work.