San Juan de Puerto Rico - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg San Juan de Puerto Rico - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 City and frontier between the Mediterranean and the Hapsburg Atlantic https://historylab.es/city-and-frontier-between-the-mediterranean-and-the-hapsburg-atlantic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-and-frontier-between-the-mediterranean-and-the-hapsburg-atlantic Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/ciudad-y-frontera-entre-el-mediterraneo-y-el-atlantico-de-los-austrias/ Explanatory audio on the frontiers of the maritime cities in the Spanish possessions in the 16th and 17th centuries

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]]> This audio explains the main characteristics of walled cities in the Hapsburg period and the cities that were the maritime frontier of Spanish possessions in the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Caribbean. Firstly, the subject is approached from an architectural and construction point of view, making a comparison between the different port cities. Secondly, the importance of fortification goes beyond the simple defensive wall, they are also frontiers of power, with a strong symbolic character, where the city itself acts as a political, economic and military centre, especially in coastal cities. These are the gateways to maritime trade, in short, to the connection between continents.

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