Mines and galleries. Underground defense system of the Orán square

Authors

  • Souad Metair
  • Guillermo Guimaraens Igual

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/aldaba.43.2018.23998

Keywords:

patrimonio, fortificación, abaluartada, Orán, Argelia, minas, galerías subterráneas, heritage, fortification, bastioned, Oran, Algerie, mines, underground, galleries

Abstract

The city of Oran, located in northwestern Algeria, is one of the most famous presidio of the Spanish crown between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The fortified city has one of the most developed defensive systems in North Africa, with more than twenty fortified works built by important engineers of that era. This article offers the result of the documentary investigation, from diverse historical archives sources, of those reports and cartography included between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The investigation deduces the organization of the defensive system of Oran and focuses on the analysis of its prodigious network of underground mines and galleries.

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Published

2019-03-07

How to Cite

Metair, S., & Guimaraens Igual, G. (2019). Mines and galleries. Underground defense system of the Orán square. Aldaba, (43), 231–248. https://doi.org/10.5944/aldaba.43.2018.23998

Issue

No. 43 (2018)

Section

Estudios sobre el Norte de África, Iberoamérica y Extremo Oriente

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