Post by Trooper on Nov 11, 2020 16:08:41 GMT
The main reason for using the Aires is to visit Gibraltar, but the Town of La Linear de la Concepcion is also worth a visit, with superb beaches and an Historical Fort.
The Fort of Santa Barbara and the defensive origins of La Linea de la Concepcion
The Treaty of Utrecht, signed by the European powers to put an end to the Spanish War of Succession, meant the cession of Gibraltar to Great Britain.
As a consequence of the British presence in this strategic enclave at the tip of the Peninsula, the port on the Mediterranean Sea, the government of Felipe V, the first Bourbon King of Spain gave Jose prospero de Verboon, an engineer, the task of building a fortified line which would encircle the garrison. The aim was to forestall any expansionist intentions the British may have had, as well as to protect future attempts to regain the Peñon.
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