vicenzo on 21 Jan 2005  •  Link

cadiz/cales: there be "Once in Cadiz follow the signs for the town centre and located near the "Caleta Beach" is the Parador Hotel Atlantico. "
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferenc…
Cadiz - Jerez http://www.malagacar.com/informat…
map today: http://www.malagacar.com/maps/cad…
brief: http://www.andalucia.com/cities/c…

Cadiz and Malaga re two key provinces on the wine map. The fino from Jerez and the Manzanilla from Sanlucar de Barrameda are light and dry wines (15 to 17 proof), which are produced in the former.
The amontillado and the oloroso from Jerez (16-18 and 19-20, respectively) are dark, aromatic wines with a touch of sweetness. The famous sweet Malaga wines are produced in the regions of Antequera, La Axarquia and Los Montes. The Moscatel, the Pedro Ximenez - popularly known as pedrito-, the Pajarete, the Campanilla and other varieties can be found in any of the wine shops in the villages and towns on the Costa del Sol
http://www.spainsaver.com/costa.h…
Famous in English Naval history [Armada fame and Nelso]

Terry Foreman on 7 Jul 2012  •  Link

Cadiz (Spanish: Cádiz, pronounced: [ˈkaðiθ], locally: [ˈkaðis] ( listen) or [ˈka.i]; Phoenician: גדר, Gader; Arabic: قَادِس ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain.

Cadiz is the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the Iberian Peninsula and possibly all southwestern Europe.

During the Age of Exploration, the city experienced a renaissance. Christopher Columbus sailed from Cádiz on his second and fourth voyages, and the city later became the home port of the Spanish treasure fleet. Consequently, the city became a major target of Spain's enemies. The 16th century also saw a series of failed raids by Barbary corsairs. The greater part of the old town was consumed in the conflagration of 1569. In April 1587 a raid by the Englishman Sir Francis Drake occupied the harbour for three days, capturing six ships and destroying 31 others as well as a large quantity of stores (an event popularly known as 'The Singeing of the King of Spain's Beard'). The attack delayed the sailing of the Spanish Armada by a year.

The city suffered a still more serious attack in 1596, when it was captured by an English fleet under the Earl of Essex and Sir Charles Howard. 32 Spanish ships were destroyed and the city was captured, looted and occupied for almost a month. Finally, when the royal authorities refused to pay a ransom demanded by the English for returning the city intact, they burned much of it before leaving with their booty. Another English raid was mounted by the Duke of Buckingham in 1625 against the city, commanded by Sir Edward Cecil, but this was unsuccessful. In the Anglo-Spanish War Admiral Robert Blake blockaded Cadiz from 1655 to 1657. In the Battle of Cádiz (1702), the English attacked again under Sir George Rooke and James, Duke of Ormonde, but they were repelled after a costly siege. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadiz

Terry Foreman on 8 Aug 2018  •  Link

Spain: Cadiz
The Winning of Cales
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616)

Translated by Edward Churton
https://www.bartleby.com/270/6/39…

San Diego Sarah on 4 Jul 2024  •  Link

Nestled along the Bay of Cádiz in Andalusia is a beautiful port town called El Puerto de Santa María.
Its history dates back to the Roman period, and the town has always been of strategic importance due to its location and access to the Atlantic Ocean and Alboran Sea.
It is a small town, with some unique things to see that’ll keep you busy. It's even home to some of the best beaches in southern Spain!

You may recognize the name from history as the port where Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas with the ship named the Santa María.

Or perhaps you know it as one of the three corners of the Sherry Triangle, along with Jerez de la Frontera and Sanlúcar de Barrameda.

A 13th century castle, Castillo de San Marcos, is located in the heart of the town. Parts of the castle date back to the 1st century BC, when the Romans developed the area. Christopher Columbus stayed here while he was developing his expedition to the Americas.

The Palacio de Araníbar was built in the 17th century. The courtyard is stunning, and there are various rooms open to visitors as well. It’s one of the many free things to do in El Puerto de Santa María, and played a prominent role in the city’s history of trading with the Americas.

The Plaza Juan de la Cosa is a tiny plaza, worth noting as it’s named after an important figure in Spanish history: In 1500, Juan de la Cosa drew the earliest European world map in which the Americas were included in. He was also the owner of the Santa Maria, the ship used by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

Christopher Columbus has his own plaza a few minutes walk from the castle. The plaza was a hub of activity due to its proximity to the city’s piers.

The Plaza de Toros is another tourist attraction in El Puerto de Santa María, and is one of the largest bullrings in Spain.

The Plaza de España in El Puerto is the historic center, and connects many of the main streets. The plaza was built in the 13th century by the Dukes of Medinaceli and has some important civil buildings around it. The most prominent is the 15th century Iglesia Mayor Prioral, which is free to enter when its doors are open.
El Puerto is known for having many palaces, especially from the 17th century, and has given it the nickname “city of 100 palaces”. One of the most unique is the Casa Palacio de los Leones, which is now a hotel.

The Monasterio de la Victoria was built in the 16th century to serve as a convent, and from 1886 was used as a prison for almost 100 years.

A short drive from El Puerto de Santa María's center will bring you to Castillo de Doña Blanca, a 15th century tower situated in a strategic location overlooking the Bay of Cádiz. While there, you can also explore an 8th century BC Phoencian archaeological site.

More, plus pictures, at
https://www.kristatheexplorer.com…

San Diego Sarah on 27 Sep 2024  •  Link

In an article named "The Most Stunning Coastal Towns in Europe" there is a lovely picture of Cadiz, Spain, with this caption:

In their rush to tick off the sights of Seville, Cordoba, and Granada, visitors sometimes overlook Cadiz, but to do so would be a shame.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, merchants built watchtowers to ensure they knew their ships had returned to port. Today, 126 of the 160 remain.
Get a bird’s-eye view from the Camera Obscura at the top of Torre Tavira before taking a stroll at ground level to gaze up at these interesting structures.

And further down there are pictures and paragraphs featuring Fowey, Cornwall and Tavira, Portugal, both places known of by Pepys.

https://www.thediscoverer.com/blo…

San Diego Sarah on 27 Sep 2024  •  Link

In an article named "The Most Stunning Coastal Towns in Europe" there is a lovely picture of Cadiz, Spain, with this caption:

In their rush to tick off the sights of Seville, Cordoba, and Granada, visitors sometimes overlook Cadiz, but to do so would be a shame.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, merchants built watchtowers to ensure they knew their ships had returned to port. Today, 126 of the 160 remain.
Get a bird’s-eye view from the Camera Obscura at the top of Torre Tavira before taking a stroll at ground level to gaze up at these interesting structures.

And further down there are pictures and paragraphs featuring Fowey, Cornwall and Tavira, Portugal, both places known of by Pepys.

https://www.thediscoverer.com/blo…

San Diego Sarah on 22 Nov 2024  •  Link

Cadiz, Drake and the Armada:

After the untimely death of the Marquis of Santa Cruz on 9 February 1588, Philip II of Spain needed a replacement to lead the 130-ship armada he was preparing in Lisbon to unleash on England. Santa Cruz had been considered the greatest admiral of the age and was irreplaceable, but there were several other talented naval commanders whom Philip could have selected.
Instead he chose a man with no naval or military experience — a high aristocrat named Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia.

The 37-year-old Medina Sidonia was a great grandson of a king of Aragon and was the senior peer in the strategic Andalusia region. During Sir Francis Drake’s raid on Cadiz the prior year, Medina Sidonia had dispatched a militia force into the city to deter Drake from landing. He saw no combat, instead he watched impotently as Drake burned 35 supply ships in Cadiz Harbor.

Medina Sidonia was a frail, sickly man prone to seasickness and insomnia who continually questioned his selection as the Armada’s high admiral. Nevertheless he proved a capable administrator — he was able to complete preparations and set sail for England at the end of May.

Medina Sidonia’s orders were to sail in a defensive formation down the English Channel and only fight the English navy if attacked. Nothing was to deter him from reaching the coast of Flanders and escorting the Duke of Parma’s army on barges to the mouth of the Thames.
To Medina Sidonia the voyage amounted to a holy crusade. Despite his misgivings he intended to see it through, come hell or high water.
https://armadainvincible.com

The armada was, of course, hell AND high water!

Catherine of Braganza's mother, Louisa de Guzman, was the daughter of a Duke of Medina Sidonia, probably the one known well by George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham and King Charles I.
https://www.pepysdiary.com/encycl…

San Diego Sarah on 26 Nov 2024  •  Link

When the Armada set sail from Lisbon at the end of May 1588, its mission was to rendezvous off the mouth of the Thames with an embarked army led by the 43-year-old Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma who commanded the Spanish Army of Flanders.

Only a narrow stretch of water separated the Spanish Netherlands from England, but that water was historically controlled be the English navy.

Parma commanded an army of 17,000 Spanish and Flemish regulars which Philip II of Spain hoped to deposit on English soil. England lacked a standing army and the Armada was ferrying heavy siege guns and 6,000 additional soldiers to help Parma depose Queen Elizabeth and install a puppet on her throne. It was generally assumed that if Parma landed his army, England would succumb.

Parma was considered the greatest general of the age. He had fought a number of victorious engagements with the Ottoman Empire and had recently "liberated" the rebellious southern provinces of the Spanish Netherlands. Only two provinces of the breakaway Dutch Republic were still actively resisting him (Holland and Zealand). Last year Parma conquered the city of Sluis which gave him access to a network of inland canals leading to North Sea ports opposite England.

He could embark his army on barges and deliver them to England in a single night if the tide and wind were right. The only thing standing in his way was a small squadron of English “Channel Guard” ships based off Dover and the sporadic presence of Dutch gunships off his ports of Dunkirk and Nieuport.

Although Parma had seemed on the verge of crushing the long simmering Dutch revolt, Philip had ordered him to garrison his troops in West Flanders and await contact with the Armada by the late spring or early summer of 1588. The 130-ship armada would hopefully brush past the opposing English Navy then escort his troop barges to the Thames.

The news about the Armada’s progress up the English Channel could only progress at the rate of a sailing ship, so Parma would have little advance warning of the Armada’s arrival. He would also have to secure the shallows against Dutch naval forces before meeting the Armada in deep water and he had few serviceable ships of his own.

The skeptical Parma had written to Philip II with his misgivings, but he was expected to toe the line, so he and the troops awaited developments. He held little hope that Philip’s Enterprise of England could succeed. He knew that the fate of Philip’s plan would hinge on the performance of the English navy -- and the region’s fickle winds and tides.
https://armadainvincible.com