attorney of the Caso council, wrote to the King in 1775 asking for help, arguing that the Camino Real de Tarna is key and must once again be passable for the greater good. This is evidence that the town was not an isolated place but a busy location that linked the coast and the plateau. 19th Century In the 19th century, Tarna participated in the Peninsular War against Napoleonic troops. In March 1809, royal troops stationed in Tarna, Maraña, and Sobrecastiello, and received a supply of food and supplies through a brigade made up of a neighbor from each town in the council. At the start of 1810, was part of the army of Asturias with about 1,000 men who made up the flying division called Cantabria. After a recent expedition through the La Rioja area, his group was stationed south of the Cantabrian Mountains, in the port of Tarna, near the border with León. By January 25, General Bonet's division, which had launched an offensive from Cantabria with some 5,300 men, had managed to occupy Llanes, Ribadesella, and Infiesto. In February of the same year, Porlier came from Tarna to Infiesto. He defeated a French detachment capturing many prisoners to cut off enemy communications with Cangas de Onís. During the war against the French, Las Torres was fortified. In 1816, after the war, representatives of peoples from all over the council met in Tarna to discuss how to claim recognition for the services rendered The cemetery is dated from 1834, which still exists today. It is located in the lower area of the town next to the river. The Carlist Wars also had repercussions in Tarna, with the Almansa Regiment stationed there in 1836 Tarna was one of the “locations” of the famous “Gómez Expedition” of that year. General Espartero tried to catch up with Gómez from the Leonese town of La Uña by crossing the field. Since he was unable to access the right paths to town, he had to withdraw. A notable event in the mid-nineteenth century is the destruction of the Tarna Inn by an avalanche. The inn, which was located at the entrance of the town, was buried by snow in 1843 with several fatalities. As a result of this catastrophe, locals today refuse to build in the western part of the town. 20th Century The 20th century is marked by the strong emigration to