The Salty History of Torrevieja
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The Salty History of Torrevieja. Torrevieja was once a tiny pueblo dependent on their white 'gold;' salt for their economic survival. The salt and the sea therefore became the two most important and inseparable factors in the lives of the local inhabitants, being surrounded by the famous salt lagoons of La Mata and Torrevieja. These lakes have now been designated as National Parks and are home to a huge variety of bird species with as many as 200 being sighted on the lakes.Torrevieja, the City of Salt has a rich history and was fortunately well looked after by rulers who gave their blessing to new projects, in some cases instigating the new projects themselves and what we see today is evidence of the progress made since 1803.Before the 15th century the Roman Chronicles note the value of the salt at that time being extracted from the Laguna de La Mata. In 1482 in order to establish a breeding place for fish in the large salt water lagoon King Fernando I of Aragon authorised the construction of a canal or channel between the sea and the lagoon. In fact even at that time the salt was so valuable that it funded the travels of Christopher Columbus. The salt also came in useful in a more domestic way during these travels by keeping the fish protected. |
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The Salty History of Torrevieja. Torrevieja was once a tiny pueblo dependent on their white 'gold;' salt for their economic survival. The salt and the sea therefore became the two most important and inseparable factors in the lives of the local inhabitants, being surrounded by the famous salt lagoons of La Mata and Torrevieja. These lakes have now been designated as National Parks and are home to a huge variety of bird species with as many as 200 being sighted on the lakes.Torrevieja, the City of Salt has a rich history and was fortunately well looked after by rulers who gave their blessing to new projects, in some cases instigating the new projects themselves and what we see today is evidence of the progress made since 1803.Before the 15th century the Roman Chronicles note the value of the salt at that time being extracted from the Laguna de La Mata. In 1482 in order to establish a breeding place for fish in the large salt water lagoon King Fernando I of Aragon authorised the construction of a canal or channel between the sea and the lagoon. In fact even at that time the salt was so valuable that it funded the travels of Christopher Columbus. The salt also came in useful in a more domestic way during these travels by keeping the fish protected.
The Salty History of Torrevieja
