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Cádiz (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 36 32 01 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.5336 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 17 58 W degrees minutes |
Long: -6.2994 decimal degrees |
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Note: Surrendered to Romans at end of Second Punic War; ruined by Visigoths 5th century; Moors controlled port 711-1262; taken from Moors and reconstructed by Alfonso X of Castile 1262; was base of Spanish treasure fleets after Columbus charted America in 1492. |
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| Cádiz (preferred,C,V,Spanish,U)
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| Cadix (C,O)
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| Cadiz (NA,O,English,U)
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| Gades (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Gadeira (H,V)
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| Gadir (H,V)
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............ | original |
| Julia Augusta Gaditana (H,V)
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| Col. Augusta Gaditana (H,V)
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Cádiz (province) (P) |
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Cádiz (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Phoenicians 1100 BC |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Col. Augusta Gaditana.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 9 March 2020 |
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