1. According to the legend told in the Odyssey of
El Puerto de Santa María (Spanish: "The Port of Homer, after the Trojan War a Greek official
Saint Mary", locally known as just El Puerto) is a named Menestheus escaped with his troops
municipality located on the banks of the through the Straits of Gibraltar and reached the
Guadalete River in the province of Cádiz, Spain. Guadalete River. They established themselves
El Puerto de Santa María is located on the here and called that port Menestheus's port.In
Atlantic coast of the Bay of Cádiz, near the 711, Arab (Moors) from the North of Africa
municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera, Rota, invaded southern Spain. They renamed the place
Puerto Real, and Cádiz. It is popular for its Alcante or Alcanatif which means Port of Salt,
sherry and for its beaches, which are the town's due to the old salt industry of Phoenicians and
principal tourist attraction. Well known beaches Romans.In 1260, Alfonso X of Castile conquered
include Vistahermosa, Valdelagrana, and La the city from the Moors and renamed it Santa
Puntilla. Like many other southern cities, there María del Puerto. He organized the land
are many smaller towns encompassed by the distribution and conceded a charter under the
municipality. There is also a major port, known as Crown of Castile. Having received a royal charter
Puerto Sherry. A large amount of land has been the city was then allowed to use the title "El"
devoted to the Bay of Cádiz Nature Reserve. prior to the name of the city itself. This is a
distinguishing property and even though Madrid
is the capital of Spain it has not earned this
distinction. In his Cantigas de Santa Maria CSM
EL PUERTO DE SANTA
367, Alfonso sings that he was miraculously
healed of swollen legs after visiting his church of MARIA
Santa Maríado Porto.

2. • Feria del Vino Fino (Spring's fair): El on the 16 July her image (statue) is taken
Puerto de Santa María's local week of from the local Church and carried into
fiesta, dancing sherry drinking and the sea on board on a fishing boat and
sevillana dancing this is usually in the then paraded around the town. A general
middle of May. This is the principal day of festivities.
festival is the Feria de Primavera (Spring
Fair), held between the fifth and sixth
week after Holy Week. In recent years, it
has coincided with May 1.
• Romeria del Rocio: Festive pilgrimage of
up to one million people to the village of
AUTORES: Jeronimo Muñoz and Marco Rocio in Almonte, Huelva usually around
Piciucchi the third week of May.
:
• Spring Carnival: Cadiz is the home of • Hogueras de San Juan: Midsummer
Carnival with fancy dress and parades in bonfires and fireworks on the beaches in
the streets usually ending on the Tuesday most areas of Cádiz on the 23 June.
47 days before Easter.
• Dia de la Virgen del Carmen: The patron
• Semana Santa: Holy Week the week that
leads up to Easter Sunday is a wonderful
Saint of El Puerto de Santa María and all
fishermen is the Virgen Del Carmen and
CULTURA DEL PUERTO DE
time to enjoy the area with its street
parades and long lines of penitents and
SANTA MARIA
big crowds. In El Puerto de Santa
Maríathere are daily parades from Palm
Sunday to Easter Sunday.
• Campeonato de España (Motorbikes
Races): A weekend fiesta of music and
dance in April World Championships of
Motorcycling.

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Autores: Jeronimo Muñoz and Marco
Piciucchi