Los Barrios is a small town and municipality in the south of

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. It is part of the province of

Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...

, which in turn is part of the

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

region. It belongs to the

Campo de Gibraltar Campo de Gibraltar (, "Gibraltar Countryside") is a comarca (county) in the province of Cádiz, Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of mainland Europe. It comprises the municipalities of ...

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

. The town's name means “the districts” or “the neighbourhoods” in

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History

Although the area is known to have been inhabited since prehistoric times, the town is of relatively recent provenance, having been founded in 1704 by refugees from Gibraltar. After abandoning their homes following Gibraltar's capture by Anglo-Dutch forces during the

War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...

, some of the inhabitants of Gibraltar took refuge around the existing hermitage of San Isidro at the confluence of the rivers

Guadarranque The Guadarranque ( es, Río Guadarranque) is a short coastal river of Spain in the Andalusian ''comarca'' of Campo de Gibraltar in the province of Cádiz. It is impounded to form the Embalse de Guadarranque. Its name is derived from the Arab '' ...

, Guadacorte and

Cañas Canas or Cañas may refer to: Places * Canas (Lycia), a town of ancient Lycia, now in Turkey * Amatlán de Cañas, a municipality in Nayarit, Mexico * Cañas Canton, in Guanacaste province, Costa Rica * Cañas, Costa Rica, capital of the Caña ...

. The temporary encampment eventually became a permanent settlement. In 1717 the settlers were ordered to concentrate themselves at Los Barrios and the neighbouring communities of

Algeciras Algeciras ( , ) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located in the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, near the Strait of Gibraltar, it is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar ( es, Bahía de Algeci ...

and San Roque (Cádiz). The three communities had a single administration at San Roque until undergoing a three-way split in 1756. Los Barrios was principally an agricultural and fishing district until the Francisco Franco era; it is now heavily industrialised. The

Autovía A-381 The Autovía A-381 is a local autovía in Andalusia, Spain. It is 88 km (55 miles) long and runs from the Autopista AP-4 at Jerez de la Frontera to the Autovía A-7 at Los Barrios, near Algeciras. Built between 2004 and 2006, it runs parallel to ...

road starts here and it is known as the

Route of the Bull The Route of the Bull (in Spanish, ''Ruta del Toro'') is a tourist trail in the province of Cádiz, Spain, that traverses the areas where fighting bulls are raised. These bulls, used in bullfights (corridas) throughout Spain, are of a breed nativ ...

as it travels past many bull farms. Guadacorte and

Los Cortijillos Los Cortijillos is a village and district of the Spanish municipality of Los Barrios of the Province of Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. It is located six kilometres east of the main town of the municipality, just south of Guadacorte, between Gibraltar ...

are settlements and districts of Los Barrios. 200 people are employed at the

Los Barrios Power Plant The Los Barrios Power Plant coal-fired power station is based on the Rankine Cycle. It is located in the municipality of Los Barrios Los Barrios is a small town and municipality in the south of Spain. It is part of the province of Cádiz, which i ...

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of the Province of Cádiz Populated places established in 1704 1704 establishments in Spain {{Andalusia-geo-stub