text: Battle of Fuenterrabía (1794), in which the French Revolutionary Army took the city by breaching the walls.  After they took over the city, they blew up with the help of German engineers the section of wall facing France. The signing of the Peace of Basel took place before all the wall was destroyed.
  Although Milton, in Paradise Lost associated the rout of Charlemagne in 778 with Fontarabia, it is generally understood to have taken place at Roncesvalles.
  Sports
  The women's basketball team Hondarribia-Irun and the rowing club Hondarribia Arraun Elkartea are the two most prestigious sports clubs in the town. In the last decade, the judo club Ama Guadalupekoa has had a lot of national medals in this discipline.
  The Hondarribia-Irun plays in the Spanish women's basketball league since 2003, and it has competed against European teams several times.
  Hondarribia has a rowing team called Hondarribia Arraun Elkartea, and its boat is characterized by its green color and its name, "Ama Guadalupekoa".
  In 2005 it won La Bandera de la Concha, one of the most prestigious competitions for Basque rowers.
  Furthermore, the Vilariño family, which is fully linked to the world of the engine, continues to achieve success at national and European levels.