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1100 BCE
PHOENICIAN GADIR
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. -
Period: 1100 BCE to 573 BCE
Gadir is an important Phoenician trade city
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Period: 576 BCE to 206 BCE
PUNIC GADIR
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 -
500 BCE
Gadir is a Punic colony depending on Carthago
In Gadir rich people was buried in sarcophans -
Period: 206 BCE to 500
ROMAN GADES
Romans conquered Gadir. Gades was an important Roman city with an important trade wth all the Mare Nostrum (Mediterraneo) -
50 BCE
Roman Gades theatre
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. -
Period: 711 to 1262
MUSLIM QUADIS
Quadis was a Muslim city, not very important. -
Period: 1262 to 1492
MIDDLE AGES CÁDIZ
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 -
1300
MIDDLE AGE CADIZ
Old Cadiz village with a wall. It was not very important in this period. -
Period: 1492 to
MODERN CÁDIZ
Cádiz is an important harbour in American trade and gaditanos were very rich and enlightened -
Cádiz walls
Cadiz was an important port and Spanish kings , ordered to sorround the city by walls -
Cádiz Constitution 1812
In Cadiz was proclaimed the first Spanish Constitution -
Period: to
CONTEMPORARY CADIZ
Cádiz is the only non-occupied city during Peninsular War. Now Cádiz is an touristic city.
