Nuestra Señora de la Palma

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Nuestra Señora de la Palma
Calle Artistas Petróleo y Salvaora
Barrio la Viña
Cádiz, September 2023

“The Nuestra Señora de la Palma is found at the very end of one of Cádiz’s most engaging streets, a thoroughfare full of tapas bars and restaurants that will satisfy even the most ravenous hunger. The church itself provides a beautiful cherry on the top of this tasty cake, a Baroque work of art that had an important role to play in the defence of the city from the sea. There are bigger churches in the city, but few are as quaint.” (Church of Our Lady of the Palms, InYourPocket)

Alameda Apodaca

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Jardines de la Alameda Apodaca
Alameda Apodaca
Cádiz, September 2023

“The Alameda Apodaca y Marqués de Comillas is a beautiful promenade in Cádiz that borders the historic city center to the south and faces the bay of Cádiz and nearby towns like El Puerto de Santa María and Rota. The promenade is landscaped in a romantic style with a linear layout marked by the regionalist style of the early 20th century, featuring glazed ceramics from Seville and wrought iron on benches and lampposts. The gardens are situated between two significant constructions – the Baluarte de la Candelaria and the walls of San Carlos, both built in the late 18th century as a defense for the northwest front of the city. The promenade’s east side is named after Cádiz admiral Juan José Ruiz de Apodaca y Eliza, while the west side is named after Claudio López Bru, second Marqués de Comillas. The design presents a slightly broken linear layout on its plan, marked by the prevailing regionalist style at the beginning of the 20th century, embodied by the architect Juan Talavera, with the use of Sevillian glazed ceramics and wrought iron on benches and lampposts, as features characteristic. The fountains stand out for their beauty, both the one located on the side of the Baluarte next to the enormous Ficus, and those inside the garden built with ceramics from Triana.” (The Alameda Apodaca, Visiting Cádiz)

Monumento a la Constitución de 1812

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Monument to the Constitution of 1812
By Modesto López Otero and Aniceto Marinas, 1929
Plaza de España
Cádiz, September 2023

“The Monument to the Constitution of 1812 is a monument in Cádiz, Spain that commemorates the centennial of the signing of the Constitution of 1812. The monument, commissioned in 1912 and completed in 1929, is located in the centre of the Plaza de España in Cádiz. The Spanish Constitution of 1812 was briefly in effect between 1812 and 1814, and again between 1820 and 1823. Though limited in longevity, the Constitution of 1812 had a significant impact on burgeoning nationalism and liberalism not only in Spain but throughout Western Europe and the Americas. The constitution was drafted by the Cortes of Cádiz at a time when Cádiz was one of the few free Spanish cities during the Peninsular War. The monument, designed by Modesto López Otero and sculpted by Aniceto Marinas, was commissioned by the Spanish government in 1912 to celebrate the centennial of the Constitution of 1812 as well as the Cortes of Cádiz. The monument was completed in 1929.” (Monument to the Constitution of 1812, Wikipedia)

Casa de Iberoamérica

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Gades (Cádiz) by Juan Luis Vassallo, 1948
Casa de Iberoamérica (Ibero-American House)
Calle Concepción Arenal
Cádiz, September 2023

“The Casa de Iberoamérica is a cultural centre that currently hosts events and exhibitions of all sorts including those related to Latin America. This old building that housed the Royal Prison and is the most important for the art of illustration in Cadiz and is considered one of the best examples of Neo-classical style in Andalusia.” (Casa de Iberoamerica, Andalusia Tourist Community)

Manuel Moreno Pavón

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Bust of Manuel Moreno Pavón by José Antonio Barberá, 2015
Cuesta de las Calesas
Cádiz, September 2023

“Bust of Manuel Moreno Pavón, ‘El Moreno’, a significant member of Paco Alba's Cádiz troupes. Son of Bernardo Moreno Calderón and Josefa Pavón Yáñez, he was born in 1934 in the Navío house on Goleta Street in the gypsy neighborhood of Santa María de Cádiz. From a very young age he stood out for his qualities in flamenco singing and dancing.” (Manuel Moreno Pavón, Wikimedia)

Playa de La Caleta

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Playa de La Caleta (La Caleta beach)
Avenida Duque de Nájera
Cádiz, September 2023

“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. It runs in between the castles of San Sebastián and Santa Catalina and in front of the faculty of Economic and Enterprise Sciences of the Campus of Cadiz of the university of the same name. It has been pictured in several films, such as ‘007: Die Another Day’, ‘Alatriste’ and ‘Manolete’. Natives of Cádiz consider it one of the most emblematic places of their city, and use it as a recurrent song subject during Carnival. Although it is an urban beach, it was a wide range of plants and animals.” (La Caleta, Wikipedia)

Fábrica Nacional de Tabacos

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Fábrica Nacional de Tabacos (National Tobacco Factory)
Calle Plocia
Cádiz, September 2023

“It was created in 1741 by Felipe V and after the years it was moved to other enclaves. The one that is preserved as the historic building of the Cádiz tobacco factory is a large neo-Mudejar style building that was built in 1829 on Plocia Street, labeled as the National Tobacco Factory of Cádiz. At the end of the 20th century, tobacco manufacturing was moved to a warehouse on the outskirts of the city, this building being remodeled for use as a Conference Center. The Royal Tobacco Factory of Cádiz was created in 1741 by Felipe V, although it is evident that previously, at the end of the 17th century, there was already an industrial tobacco industry in Cádiz. In those years its manufacture took place in a large house located in front of the extinct Puerta de Sevilla, where later the Customs building would be built. There were about 180 workers who were already 550 at the end of the century. This singular fact links tobacco production with exclusively female work. The reason was none other than the clearly lower wages received by women.” (Cádiz National Tobacco Factory, Loquis)

Gran Teatro Falla

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Gran Teatro Falla
Plaza Fragela
Cádiz, September 2023

“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. In 1886 the city government took over direction of the project, which proceeded only intermittently due to lack of funds. The theater was completed in 1905. Municipal architect Juan Cabrera de la Torre made significant modifications to Morales's original plans. The theater was known as the ‘Gran Teatro’ until 1926 when it was renamed for composer and native son Manuel de Falla. Built in the Neo-Mudéjar style, it is made of red brick, and has three grand horseshoe arch entry doorways on its principal façade, with alternating red and white voussoirs. One enters through these doors into a large vestibule, which was redesigned in the 1920s. Stairways ascend to the horseshoe or ‘U’-shaped galleries above. The stage is 18 metres (59 ft) wide and 25.5 metres (84 ft) deep. The ceiling shows an allegory of Paradise, the work of Felipe Abarzuza y Rodríguez de Arias. Every February the Gran Teatro Falla is the site of the artistic competitions of the Carnival of Cádiz. During repairs and restoration from 1987 to 1991, those competitions were held instead at the now-defunct Teatro Andalucía. Through the rest of the year, the theater hosts all manner of shows, such as plays or concerts.” (Gran Teatro Falla, Wikipedia)

Cádiz Cathedral

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Catedral de la Santa Cruz
Plaza Catedral
Cádiz, September 2023

“Cádiz Cathedral (Catedral de Cádiz, Catedral de Santa Cruz de Cádiz) is a Roman Catholic church in Cádiz, southern Spain, and the seat of the Diocese of Cadiz y Ceuta. It was built between 1722 and 1838. The cathedral was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931. The Plaza de la Catedral houses both the Cathedral and the Baroque Santiago church, built in 1635. The church was known as ‘The Cathedral of The Americas’ because it was built with money from the trade between Spain and America. The 18th century was a golden age for Cádiz, and the other cathedral that the city had got, Santa Cruz, was very small for this new moment of Cádiz. The new cathedral was built from 1722 to 1838.” (Cádiz Cathedral, Wikipedia)

Capilla del castillo

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Capilla (Chapel, now a multi-purpose space)
Castillo de Santa Catalina
Calle Antonio Burgos
Cádiz, September 2023

“The Castle of Santa Catalina (Baluarte de Santa catalina y Castillo) is a castle located in Cádiz, Spain. It was declared ‘Bien de Interés Cultural’ in 1993.” (Castle of Santa Catalina, Wikipedia)

Plaza de San Juan de Dios

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Plaza de San Juan de Dios
Casco Antiguo
Cádiz, September 2023

“The importance of the new cathedral means that Cádiz doesn’t exactly have a ‘main’ square as such, but it is hard to look past the Plaza de San Juan de Dios when it comes to a major meeting point in this social city. The commercial centre of the city since way back in the 16th century, the square opens out onto the harbour and the Atlantic and is home to a fascinating collection of buildings, among them the City Hall and a church that takes the same name as the square, that being the Church of San Juan de Dios. There is also a Burger King, if you’re after a weird juxtaposition of the old and new.” (Plaza de San Juan de Dios, In Your Pocket)

Balneario de Nuestra Señora de la Palma

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Balneario de Nuestra Señora de la Palma y del Real
Centro de Arqueología Subacuática de Andalucía
Playa de La Caleta
Avenida Duque de Nájera
Cádiz, September 2023

“The Spa of Our Lady of Palma and the Royal (Balneario de Nuestra Señora de la Palma y del Real) is a spa located in Cádiz, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1990.” (Spa of Nuestra Señora de la Palma y del Real, Wikipedia)