Cádiz

Cádiz was a city and port in southwestern Spain. Cadiz was the oldest continuously-inhabited city on the Iberian Peninsula and possibly all southwestern Europe. It was a principal home port of the Spanish Royal Navy since the accession of the Spanish Bourbon Dynasty at the beginning of the 18th century.

History
The city of Cádiz was founded by the Phoenicians in 1100BC. It started off as a trading post for various commodities like tin, silver and Ambar.

After the Moorish reign in the 16th century, the city began to prosper. It had an excellent strategic location; perfect for trading with the New World. It was from here that Christopher Columbus made two of his epic voyages to America. In 1587, Cádiz was attacked by a squadron of English ships, commanded by the notorious freebooter Francis Drake. The Spanish were caught by surprise, and Drake managed to destroy thirty-seven naval and merchant vessels in the harbor, which postponed the Spanish invasion of England.

Some time after his accession to the throne of Spain in 1746, King Ferdinand made Cádiz his residence. He was in Cádiz when he heard about the discovery of an old sailor who found the logbook of Juan Ponce de León, a Spanish Conquistador who died two hundred years ago in search for the Fountain of Youth. After examining the logbook, Ferdinand immediately sent his most trusted agent, The Spaniard, to find and destroy the Fountain.

Behind the scenes

 * Cádiz is the first European location to appear in the POTC film series, London being the second.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides