Cádiz

Cádiz is a port city in southwestern Spain, on a peninsula in the Gulf of Cádiz. It is the capital of Cádiz province.

Gadir: Gadir was an ancient Phoenician settlement on the site of modern Cádiz. Its Phoenician foundation began the city’s documented history.
Gulf of Cádiz: The Gulf of Cádiz is an Atlantic embayment between the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Africa. The gulf gives the city its maritime setting and name.
Casa de Contratación: The Casa de Contratación was a Spanish institution that regulated trade and navigation with the Americas. Its transfer to Cádiz in 1717 strengthened the city’s role in Atlantic commerce.
Cádiz Cathedral: Cádiz Cathedral is an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century church overlooking the city’s waterfront. Its long construction reflects the wealth and changing styles of the port city.
San Fernando, Cádiz: San Fernando is a city on an island in the Bay of Cádiz, adjoining the Cádiz urban area. It shares the bay’s geography and a closely connected urban region.
Roman Cádiz: Roman Cádiz, known as Gades, was a prosperous port and municipal center in Hispania. Gades grew into a major Roman city at the same harbor.
Bay of Cádiz: The Bay of Cádiz is a sheltered coastal inlet on Spain’s Atlantic shore. Its waters form the harbor that supports the port city.
Spanish treasure fleet: The Spanish treasure fleet carried goods and American precious metals between the Americas and Spain. Cádiz became a principal European endpoint for the fleet’s Atlantic trade.
Tavira Tower: Tavira Tower is an eighteenth-century watchtower and viewpoint in Cádiz’s old town. The tower recalls the merchant houses that watched Atlantic shipping.
Puerto Real: Puerto Real is a municipality on the northern shore of the Bay of Cádiz. Its shipbuilding and industrial areas extend the bay’s maritime economy.

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