Santa Isabel
District of Vista Hermosa
Andalusia - Spain

Battle of Trocadero

The Battle of Trocadero, fought on 31 August 1823, was the only significant battle in the French invasion of Spain when French forces defeated the Spanish liberal forces and restored the absolute rule of King Ferdinand VII.

Located at 36.52, -6.22833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1823, Battles involving France, Battles involving Spain, Sieges, 1823 in France

Naval Station Rota Spain

Naval Station Rota, Spanish name Base Naval de Rota, is a Spanish naval base commanded by a Spanish Rear Admiral and fully funded by the United States of America. Located in Rota, Spain, and near the Spanish town of El Puerto de Santa María, NavSta Rota is the largest American military community in Spain and houses US Navy and US Marine Corps personnel. There are also small US Army and US Air Force contingents on the base.

Located at 36.6208, -6.33156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Spanish Navy, Military facilities of the United States in Spain, Airports in Andalusia, United States Navy bases, Buildings and structures in Andalusia

Estadio Ramón de Carranza

Estadio Ramón de Carranza is a football stadium in Cádiz, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Cádiz CF. The stadium was originally inaugurated 3 September 1955. It has since then been completely rebuilt twice.

Located at 36.5028, -6.27306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Football venues in Spain, Cádiz CF, Sports venues in Andalusia

Isla del Trocadero

Isla del Trocadero is an island in the Bay of Cádiz, in Andalusia, Spain.

Located at 36.5167, -6.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Islands of Spain, Geography of the Province of Cádiz, Protected areas of Andalusia

Battle of Cádiz (1702)

The Battle of Cádiz, fought in August/September 1702, was an Anglo-Dutch attempt to seize the southern Spanish port of Cádiz during the War of the Spanish Succession. The Andalusian city of Cádiz was the great European centre of the Spanish–American trade.

Located at 36.5333, -6.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1702, 1702 in Europe, Battles involving Spain, Battles involving the Dutch Republic, Battles involving England, Sieges involving Spain, Battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, Cadiz

Plaza de toros de El Puerto

The Plaza de toros de El Puerto is a bullring in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain. Dating from the 19th century, it has an eclectic architectural style and was completed in 1880. It is the work of Manuel Portillo de Avila y Herrera. The arena is 99 metres in diameter and the central ruedo measures 60 m. It is estimated to hold 15,000 spectators, making it one of the largest rings in Spain behind Madrid's Las Ventas and the ring in Valencia.

Located at 36.5969, -6.23278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bullrings in Spain, Buildings and structures in El Puerto de Santa María, Sports venues completed in 1890, Sports venues in Andalusia

La Caleta, Spain

La Caleta is a beach located in the historical center of the city of Cádiz, Spain. It is a natural harbor by which Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans penetrated historically. It is the smallest beach in the city, and is isolated from the others. Its main attraction is its location, a scene that has inspired musicians and poets like Isaac Albéniz, José María Pemán, Paco Alba, and Carlos Cano.

Located at 36.5303, -6.30583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Beaches of Spain, Costa de la Luz, Geography of Andalusia, Visitor attractions in Andalusia

Bay of Cádiz

The Bay of Cádiz is a body of water adjacent to the southwestern coast of Spain. It touches the following municipalities in the province of Cádiz: Cádiz, San Fernando, Puerto Real, El Puerto de Santa Maria, and Rota. The Bay of Cádiz should not be confused with the Gulf of Cádiz, a larger body of water which is in the same area but further offshore. Inside Bay of Cádiz is the Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park. There is also a comarca (the Spanish equivalent of a county) with the name Bay of Cádiz.

Located at 36.4942, -6.21694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Geography of the Province of Cádiz, Bays of Spain

Capture of Cadiz

The Capture of Cádiz in 1596 was an event during the Anglo-Spanish War, when English and Dutch troops under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex and a large Anglo-Dutch fleet under Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, with support from the Dutch United Provinces, raided the Spanish city of Cádiz. Due to the Spanish commander's lack of foresight and organisation, the Anglo-Dutch forces met little resistance.

Located at 36.5333, -6.28333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1596, Naval battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), Battles involving the Netherlands, 1596 in Europe, Cadiz

Battle of Cádiz (1656)

The Battle of Cádiz (1656) was an operation in the Anglo–Spanish War (1654-1660) in which an English fleet destroyed and captured a Spanish treasure fleet off Cádiz. After the ending of the Anglo-Dutch War, Oliver Cromwell turned his attention to England's traditional enemy, Spain. He was seeking a return to a policy of attacks on Spanish trade and shipping routes, whose success in the time Elizabeth I had acquired a legendary status.

Located at 36.5333, -6.28333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1656, Battles involving England, Battles involving Spain, 1656 in Europe, Cadiz

Capture of the Rosily Squadron

The Capture of the Rosily Squadron took place on 14 June 1808, in Cadiz, Spain, nearly three years after the Battle of Trafalgar, when the Spanish had risen against the French invaders. Five French ships of the line and a frigate were also still in the port and had remained there since that British victory. Admiral Rosily, after an engagement with the Spanish lasting five days, surrendered his entire squadron with the four thousand seamen then on board.

Located at 36.6167, -6.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1808, Battles involving Spain, Battles involving France, Military history of France, Naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars, Naval battles involving Spain, Naval battles involving France, Naval battles involving the United Kingdom, History of the French Navy, 1808 in France

Gran Teatro Falla

The Gran Teatro Falla is a theater in the city of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It is located in the Plaza Fragela, facing the Casa de las Viudas and adjacent to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cádiz. Construction of the theater began in 1884, following plans by architect Adolfo Morales de los Ríos. It was based on the foundation of the previous Gran Teatro de Cádiz, a wooden building designed by García del Álamo and built in 1871, but which had burned in 1881.

Located at 36.5337, -6.3024 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cadiz, Theatres in Spain, Buildings and structures completed in 1905

José Leon de Carranza Bridge

José Leon de Carranza Bridge (also named Carranza Bridge) is a 1400 meter bridge that connects the shores of Cadiz city and the continent. The bridge is on the Bay of Cádiz. As part of the national net of roads with the number N-443. It is one of the two entries to Cadiz. This bridge is also one of the longest bascule bridges in Europe.

Located at 36.4997, -6.25472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Bridges in Andalusia, Road bridges in Spain

Cárcel Real (Cádiz)

The Cárcel Real is a historical building in Cádiz, southern Spain, an example of Neoclassical architecture.

Located at 36.5266, -6.2914 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cadiz, Prisons in Spain, Neoclassical architecture

La Pepa Bridge

La Pepa Bridge, officially "La Pepa" and also named the second bridge to Cadiz or new access to Cadiz. It will cross the Bay of Cadiz linking Cadiz with Puerto Real in mainland Spain. When the bridge is finished it will be the longest bridge in Spain and the longest span cable-stayed in this country. The pylons of sustentation measure 180 meters. One of them is on the sea, and the other in the Cabezuelas Harbour. In 1969 it was inaugurated the first bridge of Cadiz, the Carranza bridge.

Located at 36.5247, -6.25694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bridges in Andalusia, Cable-stayed bridges in Spain, Road bridges in Spain, Railway bridges in Spain

Museum of Cádiz

The Museum of Cadiz is a museum located in Cádiz, Spain. It was founded in 1970 after the merger of the Provincial Museum of Fine Arts with the Provincial Museum of Archaeology.

Located at 36.5349, -6.29639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cadiz, Museums in Andalusia, Museums established in 1838, Art museums and galleries in Spain, Archaeological museums in Spain

Museo Arqueológico Municipal de El Puerto de Santa María

The Museo Arqueológico Municipal de El Puerto de Santa María is a museum located in El Puerto de Santa María, in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain. It was founded in 1980. It contains paintings and sculptures of Francisco Lameyer y Berenguer, Eulogio Varela Sartorio, Enrique Ochoa, Fernando Jesús, Juan Lara, Manolo Prieto, and some works of Rafael Alberti. Some pieces are exhibited in another building called Hospitalito.

Located at 36.5991, -6.2286 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in El Puerto de Santa María, Museums in Andalusia, Museums established in 1980, Archaeological museums in Spain

San Pedro River, Cádiz

San Pedro River is a small stream in the province of Cádiz, Spain, close to Guadalete river. It runs for 25 km into the Bay of Cádiz. It flows by Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park.

Located at 36.5478, -6.20916 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Geography of the Province of Cádiz, Rivers of Spain

Battle of Cádiz (1640)

The Battle of Cádiz (1640) was a naval battle in the Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659), which took place on July 21, 1640, when a French squadron under Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé attacked a Spanish convoy coming from the Americas. The attack occurred just in front of the coast of Cádiz. Armand de Breze employed a hitherto unknown tactic to attack the Spanish convoy from both sides.

Located at 36.4942, -6.21694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1640, Battles involving France, Battles involving Spain, Naval battles of the Franco-Spanish War (1635), 1640 in Europe, Cadiz

La Cachucha beach

La Cachucha beach (from Spanish Playa de la Cachucha) is a beach located in Puerto Real. It's 500 meters long with golden and fin-grain sand. Nowadays the beach needs periodics sand nourishments because natural conditions were modified. The beach is protected from the waves by two dikes. Every day when the tide is low, there is a large extension of mud where you can see many crabs and protected birds that feed on the seaside.

Located at 36.5256, -6.18583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Beaches of Spain

Arsenal de la Carraca

Arsenal de la Carraca, also La Carraca shipyard, is a naval shipyard in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It is a naval base for the construction and repair of ships, and the storage and distribution of arms and ammunition. The first military establishment of its kind to be created in Spain under the naval policy of Felipe V, it was developed by Patiño and the Marquis de la Ensenada.

Located at 36.4958, -6.17722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in San Fernando, Cádiz, Military history of Spain, Shipyards of Spain

Hospital Militar de San Carlos

Hospital Militar de San Carlos is a hospital located in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Construction of the original hospital building took place by the Franciscans in February 1809, during the war of independence, but the current building was completed in 1981. Located next to the Panteón de Marinos Ilustres, it was the tallest building in San Fernando until the Torres de la Casería de Ossio surpassed it by several metres.

Located at 36.4797, -6.195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in San Fernando, Cádiz, Hospitals in Andalusia, 1809 establishments, Buildings and structures completed in 1981

Penal de las Cuatro Torres

Penal de las Cuatro Torres was a prison located in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain.

Located at 36.4981, -6.17556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in San Fernando, Cádiz, Prisons in Spain

Puente Marqués de Ureña

Puente Marqués de Ureña is a bridge located in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It was built in the 18th century in honour of the Marqués de Ureña.

Located at 36.4844, -6.19306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in San Fernando, Cádiz, Bridges in Andalusia

Torres de la Casería de Ossio

Torres de la Casería de Ossio is a tower complex located in San Fernando in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. As of 2013 it is the tallest building in the city, surpassing the Hospital Militar de San Carlos by several metres when built in 2007.

Located at 36.4831, -6.19944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in San Fernando, Cádiz, Towers in Spain, Buildings and structures completed in 2007