Cadiz Cathedral
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Cadiz Cathedral
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Cadiz Cathedral of Santa Cruz on a market day, Cadiz, Spain.
Santa Cruz Cathedral was built between 1722 and 1838.
The church was known as "The Cathedral of The Americas" because it was built with money from the trade between Spain and America. The 18th century was a golden age for Cadiz. Though the cathedral was intended to be a baroque edifice, it contains rococo and neoclassical elements.
Cadiz, known as the "tacita de plata" or silver cup, was built at the end of a long peninsula before the Roman Empire, by Phoenicians or Greeks and remained the only part of Spain that resisted Napoleon's invasion in the early 19th century. The first Spanish Constitution, known as "la Pepa" was written and proclaimed in Cadiz in 1812, only to be suspended by the returning king after the Spanish population and guerrillas pushed the French out with the invaluable help of the British Army commanded by who would become the Duke of Wellington.
More images from UNESCO Heritage rich Spain at https://weston-westmoreland.pixels.com/collections/spain
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December 12th, 2019
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