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1749 – Jardín Botánico (garden) founded (approximate date). 1778 – "Colonial monopoly of the Port of Cádiz with the American colonies is abolished." [7] 1787 – Population: 71,080. 1797 – June: British Assault on Cádiz; Spaniards win. [3] 1800 – Bombarded by Nelson. [3] 1810 February: French Siege of Cádiz begins. [3]
Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, was founded by the Phoenicians as a trading post. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the 18th century, the Port in the Bay of Cádiz consolidated as the main harbour of mainland Spain, enjoying the virtual monopoly of trade with the Americas until 1778.
Napoleon and the Birth of Modern Spain. New York: New York University Press, 1965. Mecham, J. Lloyd. "The origins of federalism in Mexico." The Hispanic American Historical Review 18.2 (1938): 164–182. Mirow, Matthew C. "Visions of Cádiz: the Constitution of 1812 in historical and constitutional thought."
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.
King, John F. (1953). "The Colored Castes and the American Representation of the Cortes of Cadiz." Hispanic American Historical Review 33:1. Lovett, Gabriel (1965). Napoleon and the Birth of Modern Spain. New York: New York University Press. Pérez Guilhou, Dardo (1981). Las Cortes de Cádiz frente a la emancipaciónóó hispanoamericana, 1808 ...
Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia.It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of continental Europe.
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