Jesuit contributions to the Cadiz chorography before 1596: an ongoing investigation.

Idea: Cadiz is the only Spanish city whose population increased by 748% between 1591 and 1693. How can we ignore the previous path of such extraordinary growth? The location of a map of Cádiz "around 1564" in the National Library of France (BnF), from the current chorographic knowledge is promising: it could be the second oldest plane of the city. For greater penetration of the "Painting of the Island" the Jesuit plant is contrasted with another view of a monarchical nature (Wyngaerde, 1567). The graphic material offers a renewed vision of the maritime republic, a small contribution to the topographical, social and defensive knowledge of one of the busiest cities of the Modern Age.

Published in the magazine of the University of La Rioja Modern Times, no. 40. 2020 (June). Online.

Modern Times, No. 40, 2020 (June)