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Gadir was a Phoenician foundation. Tirians (from Tiro, a city in Syria) were traders and they look for a place to trade in the West.
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Tiro was conquered by Persians, and Gadir was then a Punic colony of Carthago (north Africa). Gadir produced garum (a very famous sauce made with tuna) and was a very important trade city
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In Gadir rich people was buried in sarcophans
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Romans conquered Gadir. Gades was an important Roman city with an important trade wth all the Mare Nostrum (Mediterraneo)
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Balbo built an theatre. It was also other important Roman buildings. Balbo was an importan Gaditanus, friend of Julius Caesar. We can visit the Roman theatre in Campo del sur.
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Quadis was a Muslim city, not very important.
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Cádiz is reconquered by Alfonso X. It is a little Christian city rounded by a wall. It has three Gates: Arco de la Rosa, Arco del Pópulo y Arco de los Blancos
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Old Cadiz village with a wall. It was not very important in this period.
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Cádiz is an important harbour in American trade and gaditanos were very rich and enlightened
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Cadiz was an important port and Spanish kings , ordered to sorround the city by walls
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In Cadiz was proclaimed the first Spanish Constitution
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Cádiz is the only non-occupied city during Peninsular War. Now Cádiz is an touristic city.
