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1750-1900 Consolidation of the city and outskirts During this century the configuration of old Cadiz ended with the urbanization of Peñalba Chandlery (1755), the king’s land near the Royal Hospital (1784), the creation of the district of S. Carlos, on reclaimed land (1781) and the advancement of the wall in Alameda and urbanization of this area. With regard to the area outside the walls and around the Bay there were many changes: _1757. In front of the wall structure a new semi-urban complex composed of gardens and disseminated houses appeared. However this complex was soon replaced by the King and allocated to military uses. _1770.The new Camino del Arrecife (reef road) was outlined as an axis to the walls of Puerta de Tierra (Country Gate) which ran straight across the territory. This road later became the central avenue of expansion of the city. _1798. On the western edge, the proliferation of gardens and buildings developed despite the military servitude and territorial structure was established. At the southern end, the church of S. Jose (1787) appeared along with some cross streets leading to the district of S. Jose. _1801. After the clash with England in 1791, Antonio Hurtado drew up a plan of the Puerta Tierra fortress, and designed a new defense front that matched the future Cortadura defense front and walled the entire Atlantic coast.It was based on a bipolar model of the city, two towns and a large central rustic space, linked by the straight line of the reef. _ In the first decades of the 19th century the districts of San José, San Severiano and Los Puntales were consolidated, preserving the rustic and industrial structure in the intermediate zone. EASA_011 TUTORPACK

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