San Sebastián’s surroundings were some of the scenarios of the First Carlist War, a conflict where the liberal monarchy of Isabel II triumphed over the absolutist candidate to the crown in the first half of the 19th century. England supported the queen, sending a military force of 10,000 volunteers, some of whom lost their lives on the war.
Since many of these soldiers were Protestants, they could not be buried in the Catholic cemeteries, so they were buried at a temporary place on the Urgull hill in San Sebastián. In 1924, the place was restored and a monument was built in honor of the Englishmen that gave their lives in defense of the city.