Santa Fe (Grenade)

Santa Fe is a Andalusian Municipalité of the Province of Grenade in Spain, pertaining to comarque of the Vega de Granada, sprinkled by the river Genil. This agglomeration includes/understands three principal small islands of population: Santa Fe city, El Jau (with its 700 hab.) and Pedro Ruiz (with its 200 inhabitants). The area around is completely punt and does not comprise any mountainous region.

History

The city was rested by the catholic kings who installed their military camping in 1482 to prepare the final attack against the Nazaris of the Royaume of Grenade. The name of Santa Fe evokes in the whole world a famous chapter of the history of Spain. The city surrounded by fertile plains, has a continental climate, and is with 579 meters of altitude. Crossed by the river Genil of Is in West, the city is privileged by its geographical location (11 km of Grenade) and its economic and cultural richness primarily raised by a heteroclite population with its 29,18% from abroad (Moroccan, Argentins, etc.).

The city arranged in Roman military camping, has two streets crossed in its center, Cardus Maximus (Street Real) and Decamanus (Street Christophe Colomb) and, at the end of these streets, one sees appearing four opposed doors, which locked in the past, the entry of the strengthened city. The Conquistador S will adopt this distribution and urban organization, for the construction of the South American capitals , which wants to be exemplary art arabo-Andalusian.

In 1498 the Galician , many volunteers, left against the Nazaris, built to thank the gods, a hermitage, baptized (" Hermitage of Galiciens"). This place located by a cross, is today a cave of no importance and of style Rococo.

Economy

The area of Santa Fe, supported by a moderated climate, has a fertile ground for the development of industries Agro-alimentaire S, as well as the culture and the exploitation of the olive-trees for the production of the Olive S of table and of the Olive oil which makes the prosperity of the country Andalou.

External bonds

  • tourist Web site of Santa Fe carried out by the tourist bureau of socio-economic Grenade
  • Site of Santa Fe
  • Situation of Santa Fe - territorial Information of Andalusia

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