Ferrol - Urban History

Ferrol - Urban History

Franco Period (1936-1975)

As Mariñas

Information
- Ships built in Ferrol (1860-1985)
Shipbuilding
Civil Society
- Gathering in honour of Pedro Barrié de la Maza (1950)
Military
- Meirás Palace, Franco's summer residence (1992)
- Cabinet Meeting at Meirás Palace (1962)
Square/Street
- Astano housing estate, next to the shipyards (2004)
Monuments
- Statues of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Franco (2002)
- Statues of Franco and the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2002)
Views
- The Astano Shipyards in Fene (c. 1980)

© Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica

Ferrol

Square/Street
- (Our Lady of) 'Pilar' Council Housing (2004)

© B. Castelo

Magdalena

Civil Society
- New town hall in the Parade Ground (c. 1955)
- Wedding portrait (c. 1940-5)
Military
- Franco's birthplace, in La Magdalena district (2003)
Mass Mobilization
- Demonstration in front of the Capitanía Palace (1938)
- The Interior Minister salutes the public from the Capitanía Palace (1938)
Religion
- Last honours for Admiral Luis de Castro (1939)
- Religious procession with seamen taking part (c. 1950)
Monuments
- 'Cruz de los Caidos', in Dolores Square (c. 1945)
Views
- The 'Alameda', with the Dockyards on the left (c. 1950)
Cartography
- New names for the streets of Ferrol (1945)

© B. Castelo

Esteiro

Square/Street
- A street in the Esteiro district (c. 1940-50)
- Decayed houses
Views
- Open land following the demolition of Esteiro (c. 1975)

© B. Castelo

Shipyards

Shipbuilding
- Franco attends the launching of a warship at Bazán (1951)
Civil Society
- Physical education lessons at the Bazán School (1941)

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Naval Base

© Ayuntamiento de Ferrol

Ensanche

Civil Society
- Football stadium in the 'Ensanche' (c. 1945-50)
Monuments
- Detail of the facade of the Church of Recimil (2003)
- Church in the new Recimil district (2003)
Square/Street
- A street in the Recimil district (1999)
Cartography
- Model of the future Recimil district (c. 1945)

© B. Castelo

España Square

Mass Mobilization
- Demonstration by Bazán workers, in España square (1972)
Square/Street
- España Square, without the statue of Franco (c. 1960)
Monuments
- Equestrian statue of Franco, in España Square (1999)
- España Square, with the statue of Franco (1970)

© Ayuntamiento de Ferrol

Chronology

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