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516:. At the end of 2012, La Caixa announced that it would build the Caixaforum in another part of the city, which sparked a conflict with the Junta de AndalucĂa. The debate concluded with an agreement whereby the financial institution would invest 10 million euros in another cultural project other than the shipyards.
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Little by little, the shipyards gradually transformed into a series of commercial warehouses. Sugar, ginger, cinnamon, medicinal plants and noble woods from the Indies were also stored there. In the 18th century, the premises were labeled with a sign that read: "La Real Casa de
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would be moved. In 1587 CE, the city's customs house was located on naves 13, 14 and 15, south of the building. Throughout the 16th century, one nave was rented out as an oil warehouse and another as a wool warehouse. The warden was meant to surveil the site and collect all of the rent. Another nave
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practiced a recruitment throughout the
Province and his two full legions added thirty auxiliary cohorts. He stored a large quantity of wheat, which he had to send to the people of Marseille, and partly also to Afranius and Petreia. He ordered Cádizans to build ten ships of line and, in addition, he
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The naves could hold a large number of galleys and vessels, as well as all the equipment for assembly, repair and maintenance. Spoils of war were also kept there. Caulkers, carpenters, blacksmiths and other artisans worked at the shipyard as well. Those who worked there were under the authority of
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In 1253 CE, there were already ten galleys built. King
Alfonso appointed ten captains or commissars, some of them French and Italians who had come to collaborate in the Reconquista. The commissars and their heirs had to take care of and repair their own galleys, always use the ships in the name of
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Spanish monarchy used the shipyards for various other functions in their first centuries of operation. Because of their sheer size, they served to host assemblies and public celebrations. They were also a natural place to store loot and prisoners captured by the fleets of the Castilian kings.
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During the last stages of the
Reconquista, the Catholic Monarchs installed the seat of their court in Seville. At the end of the 15th century, some repair jobs of the shipyards were carried out by their orders. Later, in 1493 CE, the Catholic Monarchs approved to have a fish market move from the
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in medieval constructions in
Seville. Its wide and long naves were attached to (and covered by) massive vaults, appropriate for the construction of the largest ships of that era. These naves communicate laterally through thick arches that are slightly pointed and facing each other, built from
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Hospital de la Caridad in the 17th century, the rest of the structure of the original building survived completely until 1945 CE, when five of the buildings were demolished to make room for the construction of the current building of the Treasury Delegation.
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conquered
Seville, replacing Muslim rule in 1248 CE. After making conquests over most of the peninsula, he decided to undertake military campaigns to occupy northern Africa as well. He decided to build several ships and galleys in Seville. He died in 1252 CE, but his son,
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about the injustice represented by the tax exemptions of the francs and other protected occupations. Until 1549 CE, the fourth nave of the shipyards was designated for the manufacture of pumps to reduce water in the boats, and became known as "the fireman's nave."
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In 1719 CE, the government ordered that five naves be used to store artillery material, a function that had been carried out by the shipyards since 1587 CE. In 1762 CE, a major reform of the
Artillery Corps began. Over the years, the
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thanks to their smaller crews. For the Crown, it was also more economically advantageous to rent out private sailing vessels than to build and maintain permanent fleets of galleys. Finally, the ascent to the throne in 1475 CE of
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would prohibit by Royal Decree that the ships built in the
Sevillian Shipyards be used for trips to the Indies, claiming that their wood was greatly inferior compared to that used by shipyards in northern Spain.
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that a shipyard be built in Seville, and that ships be built; the factory was prepared reculting seamen from the Spanish coasts, who gave good soil and provided instruments or machines to throw burning
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This stretch of land also included the Resolana del RĂo, a large expanse of sand that reached the Guadalquivir. The project was one of the largest industrial installations of the European
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moved a large warehouse of carriages and accoutrements to the shipyards, further expanding the capacity of the workshops, and annexing two more naves (for a total of seven) that the
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It is unknown where these former shipyards were located. According to archaeologists, the Castilian shipyards that are still in use today were not built on top of any previous ones.
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to reinforce the wall of Isbylia (Seville, as it had been called then) and to create a permanent war fleet. To this end, he ordered the construction of shipyards in Seville:
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In 1570 CE, a large galley would be built in Barcelona and taken to Seville to be decorated with Renaissance allegorical motifs. This was the Capitana galley, commanded by
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Plaza de San Francisco square to the first nave (the one closest to the Postigo del Aceite gate). In that nave, several fish markets and some houses were built.
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Throughout its history, the Royal Shipyards have undergone important transformations. At present, only seven of the seventeen original naves remain standing.
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ordered the governor of the city, Abu Dawud Yalul ben Yildasan, to manufacture a large fleet and build shipyards to deal with the Christian kingdoms.
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Although the workload of the decreased, the number of artisans officially linked to the shipyard did not fall, provoking frequent protests by the
77:(which includes the seven naves and other structures, such as a front pavilion) was added to the Bien de Interés Cultural category of monuments.
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There were other reasons why the shipyards stopped producing galleys, other than the need for warehouse space. After the end of the wars with
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The first record of shipyards in the city dates back to the 1st century BC, when the civil war between Pompey and Julius Caesar took place:
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In this view of Seville at the end of the 16th century, "The Shipyards" is indicated with nÂş 23, next to "Postigo del CarbĂłn" gate (nÂş 43).
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the king, and under deference to the Major Admiral of Castile (a position created by Alfonso in 1254 CE). In 1407 CE, reigning monarch
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to recreate the crypts of the Red Fortress. The filming took place in November 2016 for the seventh season.
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was turned into a mercury storehouse. Mercury was transported there in lamb-skin bags from
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586:"Real Maestranza de ArtillerĂa"
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