San Fernando (Spain)

San Fernando municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Cadiz
Comarca :	Bahia de Cádiz
Coordinates	36 ° 28 ′  N , 6 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 28 ′  N , 6 ° 12 ′  W
Height :	8  msnm
Area :	30.65 km²
Residents :	94,979 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	3,098.83 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	11100
Municipality number  ( INE ):	11031
administration
Website :	www.aytosanfernando.org
Location of the municipality

San Fernando is a port city of southern Spain in the province of Cádiz in Andalusia . It is located on a rocky island surrounded by salt marshes, the Isla de León , on the south bank of the Bay of Cádiz . The city is therefore simply called "La Isla" (the island) by the locals. It is connected to the provincial capital Cádiz, 15 km away, by a headland.

San Fernando is a naval city and owns a major Navantia shipyard . Nowadays the place can be seen more as a suburb or satellite town of Cádiz. Historically, however, San Fernando, which was called Isla de León until 1813 and then received its current name in honor of Ferdinand VII , has an important place in the history of Spain , because during the Napoleonic Wars on the Iberian Peninsula met there in 1810/11 the Cortes of Cadiz to draft the first liberal Spanish constitution . In addition, all clocks in Spain go to the Armada observatory, which is where the official time is set.

Attractions

• Town hall with remarkable facade (built in 1774 by Torcuato Cayón)
• Castillo de San Romualdo (a 14th century castle, now in ruins)
• Iglesia Mayor (main church, built in the late 18th century in neoclassical style)
• Royal Armada Institute and Observatory (founded by Jorge Juan in 1753 - this is where the official time is set)
• Teatro de las Cortes (the court theater was built in 1770 and housed the Spanish parliament in 1810 to draft the first Spanish constitution - today used as a theater again)
• Panteón de Marinas Ilustres (a mausoleum of famous sailors, started in 1786, inaugurated in 1870 and covered in 1948)
• Archaeological Museum
• Botanical Garden.
• Observatory, the southernmost in Europe

sons and daughters of the town

• Magdalena Álvarez (* 1952), politician
• Sara Baras (* 1971), flamenco dancer
• Camarón de la Isla (1950–1992), flamenco singer
• Juan Van Halen (1790–1864), General
• Anne Hidalgo (* 1959), French politician
• Antonio Lizana (* 1986), flamenco singer and saxophonist
• Niña Pastori (* 1978), flamenco singer
• Monchi (* 1968), Spanish soccer goalkeeper
• In 1996 the metal band Saurom was founded here .

Web links

Commons : San Fernando, Cádiz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ^ Meyer's Large Conversation Lexicon 1905