Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Alicante

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Main port of the Kingdom of Valencia

Alicante, a city since 1490, saw its port grow into the most important in the Kingdom of Valencia and the third in Castile and Aragon after Seville and Cadiz. Carlos I granted it the Golden Fleece in 1524 for its loyalty during the Germanías; in 1609, 30,204 Moriscos left through the port for Oran. In 1709, during the siege, Santa Bárbara castle was partly blown up.

What to see today

Castillo de Santa Bárbara: Castle, 1562 to 1580
Concatedral de San Nicolás de Bari (Concatedral de San Nicolás): Cathedral, 1616 to 1662
Basílica de Santa María (Santa María): Church, c. 1484 to 1713
Castillo-fortaleza de Santa Pola: Fort, 1557

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