Spain, Britian, France mark Trafalgar bicentenary

Spain today marked the 200th anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar with a religious service at a naval base pantheon as part of a world commemoration of the last large-scale naval confrontation in the age of sail.

Spanish Defence Minister Jose Bono was among the main attendants at the pantheon of the naval base of San Fernando, in southern Spain, joined by high-ranking naval officials and descendants of the original combatants from Spain, England and France.