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33-673: Real Carenero is an old shipyard located in Puerto Real in the Province of Cádiz , Andalusia , Spain . It dates to the 15th century, and was built near the Puente Zuazo . 36°28′08″N 6°10′55″W  /  36.46889°N 6.18194°W  / 36.46889; -6.18194 This article about a building or structure in the Province of Cádiz is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Puerto Real Puerto Real ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweɾto reˈal] )

66-542: A dependence on heavy industry, toward an emphasis on tourism. However, Puerto Real, an industrial community headed toward obsolescence, is not as well-positioned to trade on sunshine and beach sand as some of its neighbors. The transition to a tourism-based economy has proved to be slow and painful. Puerto Real persists in having a high birth-rate, and the age of its average citizen continues to decline. Young people lacking jobs are forced to seek work elsewhere in Spain or even leave

99-534: A number of factors, among them economies of scale and more efficient production methods. Unlike the shipbuilding industry, which is in decline, the airplane-building industry is doing well. Airbus operates a factory in Puerto Real responsible for the construction of the tail stabilizer assembly, the rudder, and the belly fairing of the Airbus A380 airplane. The Puerto Real facility is also involved in fabrication of

132-480: Is tourism , mainly because of the beaches, as well as the bullfights held at the arena during the summer. The town also hosts large groups of motorcyclists during the Jerez Motorcycle Grand Prix . There is commercial development in the center and periphery, and a highly developed wine industry. Listed are a few of the main fiestas in the area: El Puerto de Santa María is situated in the middle of

165-514: Is a municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Cádiz , in the autonomous community of Andalusia . As of 2010 , it had a population of 40,667. The town is located on the northern shore of the inner lobe of the Bay of Cádiz . It was founded in 1483 by the Catholic Monarchs . Puerto Real boasts public squares and broad streets; it also has a town-hall building and a 16th-century church, which

198-467: Is much the same in other communities of the Bay of Cádiz area, like San Fernando , El Puerto de Santa Maria , and Cádiz itself. Since the time of the transition from dictatorship under Francisco Franco to democracy and a constitutional monarchy form of government (1975–1980), Puerto Real has remained to the left of the political spectrum. Leftist parties, sometimes in coalition with centrists, have dominated

231-431: Is popular for its sherry and for its beaches, which are the town's principal tourist attraction. Well known beaches include Vistahermosa, Valdelagrana, and La Puntilla. Like many other southern cities, there are many smaller towns encompassed by the municipality. There is also a major port, known as Puerto Sherry. A large amount of land has been devoted to the Bay of Cádiz Nature Reserve. The most important economic activity

264-522: Is sometimes called the "green lung" of the Bay of Cádiz. The San Pedro river, an arm of the Guadalete river, flows along the northwestern edge of the town, separating Puerto Real from neighboring El Puerto de Santa Maria . Puerto Real is united to Cádiz by the José León de Carranza Bridge, named for a former mayor of Cádiz. As of 2007, a second bridge was planned. Other aspects of Puerto Real's geography are

297-583: Is still enjoyed during the Feria season during the month of August, and during the Feria de la Primavera (Spring Fair) in early May. This Feria is dedicated to sherry wine and 180,000 half bottles are drunk in 4 days. There are several bodegas (wineries) in the town centre, all of which can be visited by the public. The most famous bodegas in El Puerto are Osborne and Terry both of which export sherry and brandy worldwide. In

330-559: The Straits of Gibraltar and reached the Guadalete River. They established themselves here and called that port 'Menestheus's port' or 'Menesthei Portus' (Greek: Μενεσθέως λιμήν ), after the oracle of Menestheus (Greek: Μαντεῖον τοῦ Μενεσθέως ), to whom, also, the inhabitants of Gades offered sacrifices. In 711, Arab ( Moors ) from the North of Africa conquered southern Spain. They renamed

363-845: The liberal constitution that had been proclaimed in 1812. This revolt led to the imprisonment of King Ferdinand VII in Cádiz and the convening of the liberal Cortes in that city. An international conference of monarchist powers, the Congress of Verona , in October 1822, deputized France to secure Ferdinand's release and restore absolutism in Spain. The invading French army, known as the Hundred Thousand Children of St. Louis (France's patron saint), took Madrid, and, on 7 April 1823, laid siege to Cádiz from positions in Puerto Real and nearby San Fernando. Initially, French artillery barrages failed to cause

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396-534: The Parque natural Bahia de Cádiz. This include 2-square-kilometer (0.77 sq mi)) of pine forest which form one part of the three ecosystems in the area. An endangered species of chameleon along with other reptiles and birds of immense variety can be found in the forest. Egyptian mongoose can also be spotted in the area. The area boasts two other natural parks, the Sierra de Grazalema and El Coto Donaña. Bullfighting

429-510: The central part of the city; they are called the District of Jarana and the District of the San Pedro (river). There are vestiges of both prehistoric and Roman settlements in Puerto Real that bear witness to the fact that the land on which the modern city is sited has been inhabited for a very long time. Along with the likes of El Puerto de Santa María and Dehesa de Bolaños, Puerto Real is one of

462-573: The city is based on neighborhood associations, religious organizations, and other social clubs. The yearly pre-Lenten carnival is a year-round preoccupation. El Puerto de Santa Mar%C3%ADa The town of El Puerto de Santa María is located 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Cádiz, across the bay of Cádiz . According to the legend told in the Odyssey of Homer , after the Trojan War -era, Greek official named Menestheus escaped with his troops through

495-459: The coast of New World) in El Puerto in 1500. Columbus visited El Puerto in 1480 and received encouragement for his travel plans. He also met Juan de la Cosa who issued the first world map in 1500. El Puerto was the residence of several wealthy cargadores , merchants who operated Spain's trade with the Americas. During the 16th and 17th centuries, it was the winter port of the royal galleys . In

528-430: The country altogether. Lacking fine beaches, Puerto Real has turned its attention inland. For that reason, the city's efforts at tourism-promotion mainly emphasize "rural tourism" activities, like golf, horseback-riding, walking, hiking, bicycling, and nature sightseeing. The local countryside has become a prime asset, and now Puerto Real builds hiking paths and golf courses rather than ocean-going tankers. The situation

561-466: The fall of the city. Riego's forces held the strategic Fort San Luis on the island of Trocadero at the extreme south end of the Bay of Cádiz, between Cádiz and Puerto Real. When the fort's defenders succumbed to a French assault on 31 August 1823, Trocadero was lost, and so, in effect, was the liberal cause. The remaining defenders of Cádiz, smarting from their loss at the Battle of Trocadero and despairing of

594-591: The lateral drawer of the A320 airplane and rudder assemblies for the A330 and the A340. Puerto Real was the home of a Delphi auto parts plant associated with General Motors. The plant was closed in 2007. Local companies are involved in off-shore dredging. Also, a Puerto Real concern has built one of the largest off-shore natural-gas drilling platforms in the world. Many small and medium-sized companies supply services and manual labor for

627-426: The local and provincial organs of democracy. The anarcho-syndicalist union C.N.T. has helped to create mass assemblies after a dispute between shipyard workers and their bosses. Since then, the assemblies have focused on the issues such as health, taxes, economic issues, the environment and cultural preservation. This method has been praised as a method of anarchist community organising . The social life of

660-473: The many kilometers of gorges, ravines, and artificially created footpaths that traverse the municipality. Among them is a long green corridor, constituting one end of the Two Bays Trail that unites the two large bays of the province of Cádiz , the Bay of Cádiz and the Bay of Algeciras . There are also two concentrations of population within the municipal limits of Puerto Real that are not contiguous with

693-453: The name of the city itself. From then on, El Puerto was one of the most importants towns of the Kingdom of Seville throughout the late middle ages. The population should not have reached more than 2,000 people in 15th century. Christopher Columbus 's first expedition to the Americas set sail from El Puerto de Santa María. His pilot, Juan de la Cosa drew his world map (the first including

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726-706: The new shipyards and warehouses, a working-class neighborhood, Matagorda , was leveled, but new neighborhoods, like the River San Pedro and Marquesado districts, sprang up. Puerto Real is a city with an economy based almost exclusively on industry . The shipbuilding industry, for centuries the backbone of the local economy, has experienced serious economic setbacks during the recent 10–15 years, due to competition from other shipbuilders, mostly in South East Asia. Shipyard industry in Spain and most of Europe has been unable to compete with their Asian counterparts, due to

759-698: The nineteenth century the city became the General Headquarters for the French Army during the Peninsular War under the reign of Joseph Bonaparte (1801–1812). The town is steeped in history, museums and monuments. It is also within easy reach of the historical cities of Seville and Cádiz . El Puerto de Santa María is located on the Atlantic coast of the Bay of Cádiz , near the municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera , Rota , Puerto Real , and Cádiz . It

792-401: The other industrial enterprises in the area. The crisis in the shipbuilding industry has had a deleterious effect on these second-tier enterprises. Due to the decline in shipbuilding, Puerto Real has already lost an important part of its industrial base, and the economy of the entire Bay of Cádiz area has suffered. This has resulted in a dramatic shift in the regional economic model, away from

825-441: The other ports of western Andalusia (Cádiz, Huelva, and, to a lesser extent, Seville). From the time of its founding, Puerto Real's prosperity was closely tied to the fortunes of these other Atlantic ports, especially Cádiz, which soon grew rich from its commerce with America. In 1820, there was a popular liberal revolt in Spain, led by the constitutionalist and patriot, Rafael del Riego y Nunez (1785–1823), that sought to reinstate

858-545: The peninsula of Cádiz. The canal is not a natural waterway; it was constructed by the Spanish in an attempt to prevent the French artillery from drawing closer to the walls of the city. At the end of the 19th century, Puerto Real experienced an industrial boom, thanks to the creation of modern shipyards by Antonio López . New technological advances and the new industries drastically modified the appearance of Puerto Real. To make room for

891-501: The place Alcante or Alcanatif which means Port of Salt, due to the old salt industry of Phoenicians and Romans . In 1260, Alfonso X of Castile conquered the city from the Moors and renamed it Santa María del Puerto. He organized the land distribution and conceded a charter under the Crown of Castile. Having received a royal charter the city was then allowed to use the title "El" prior to

924-435: The possibility of reinforcement, sued for peace. They made an agreement that resulted in the release and reinstatement of Ferdinand VII. In exchange, the liberals secured promises of an amnesty for their fighters and for the members of the dissident Cortes; the agents of the king also agreed to the establishment of a form of constitutional monarchy where the principles of the 1812 constitution were supposed to be respected. In

957-458: The process of besieging Cádiz, the French succeeded in destroying a large part of Puerto Real, including its water delivery and sanitation systems. Perhaps it was because of these events that Puerto Real was regularly beset by epidemics throughout much of the 19th century. Another reminder in Puerto Real of the time of the French invasion is the Cortadura canal that allows passage across the base of

990-644: The proposed locations for the Roman settlement of Portus Gaditanus  [ es ] ('the Port of Gades'), the maritime appendage of the Roman colonia , Gades (Cádiz), across the narrow end of the bay. The Catholic Monarchs founded the town of Puerto Real in 1483 as a royal demesne powerbase (in an otherwise profoundly manorialized territory) for naval operations in North Africa, primarily involving privateering and coastal raids. Powerful nobles already dominated all of

1023-437: The towns and cities of San Fernando to the southwest, Chiclana de la Frontera to the south, Medina Sidonia to the southeast, Jerez de la Frontera to the north and northeast, and El Puerto de Santa Maria to the northwest. A good portion of the periphery of Puerto Real lies within the Bay of Cádiz Natural Reserve , an area known for its salt marshes; the reeds of the marshes are the raw material for weaving mats that form

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1056-509: The walls of cages in fish-farming enterprises ( pisciculture ). These wetlands, composed of lagoons as well as salt marshes, welcome, in the spring and autumn, huge flocks of migratory birds en route to their new seasonal homes. Also, on the outskirts of Puerto Real, there are several notable pine forests, among them, Las Canteras (the Forest of Quarries) and La Algaida (Mare's Meadow Forest). Because of its forests and estuarine marshes, Puerto Real

1089-488: Was constructed in several styles (Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque). The town of Puerto Real has two separate zones with two separate characters, a maritime zone and a hinterland zone. Central Puerto Real lies entirely within the maritime zone, facing, as it does, the Bay of Cadiz and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. The inland zone, the so-called hinterland, is far larger in area but far less populated. Puerto Real borders

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