Tuesday, July 15, 2014
July 14: Cadiz tip
The city, oldest in Europe, is located on a long earthen extension out to sea. The Phoenicians, Romans etc treated it as a strategic military point. The city looks to be built around and over the many subsets of fortress walls. Cadiz also acted as one of the primary cities the Spanish ships from the Americas would return. There are watch towers built within the city to identify returning ships from the Americas.
Monday, July 14, 2014
July 14: Cadiz
On the train to Granada, an Austrian was saying how great his visit was to Cadiz on the coast. Given the temperature is reaching 100 inland, I thought to spend a few days here. Cadiz is one of several cities where the Spanish ships would return from the New World laden with silver and gold.
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