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'''Cadiz''' is a port city on the southwest (i.e. [[Atlantic]] coast of [[Spain]] in the province of Cadiz in the autonomous community of Andulasia. It occupies a long tongue of land separated from the mainland by a sandy isthmus and an excellent harbour – the ancient reason for its being. The current population is about 130,000.
'''Cadiz''' is a port city on the southwest (i.e. [[Atlantic]]) coast of [[Spain]] in the province of Cadiz in the autonomous community of Andulasia. It occupies a long tongue of land separated from the mainland by a sandy isthmus and an excellent harbour – the ancient reason for its being. The current population is about 130,000.
A settlement (''Gadir''="fortress") was founded about 1100 B.C. by the [[Phoenicians]], making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in southwestern Europe and almost certainly the oldest continuous port in all Europe. It was controlled by [[Carthage]] from about 500 B.C. the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] (as ''Gades'') from about 200 B.C. then the [[Visigoths]] from the 6th century until the Moors invaded the Iberian Peninsula in the 8th century. It was retaken by the Christians in 1262 during the Reconquista. After [[Columbus]]’ discovery of the [[New World]], Cadiz became one of the two points of entry for the produce and treasures of the Spanish American colonies between the 16th and 19th centuries.
A settlement (''Gadir''="fortress") was founded about 1100 B.C. by the [[Phoenicians]], making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in southwestern Europe and almost certainly the oldest continuous port in all Europe. It was controlled by [[Carthage]] from about 500 B.C. the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] (as ''Gades'') from about 200 B.C. then the [[Visigoths]] from the 6th century until the Moors invaded the Iberian Peninsula in the 8th century. It was retaken by the Christians in 1262 during the Reconquista. After [[Columbus]]’ discovery of the [[New World]], Cadiz became one of the two points of entry for the produce and treasures of the Spanish American colonies between the 16th and 19th centuries.