An extensive headland connects the city with the mainland.. The Puerta de Tierra, a part of the 17th century city wall, is the gateway to the most ancient city of the West.
Tartess and Phoenicians visited this city;. Visigoths and Romans left their traces and from 711 it was occupied by the Moors until Alfonso X. incorporated it into the Castilian crown in the 13th century..
In the 18th century Cadiz holds a monopoly on overseas trade.


halifax7, 2012-01-26