Ports, pests, and seaplanes: the hidden secrets of Alcudia's coastline
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A guided tour to discover the secret heritage of the Port of Alcudia, an initiative of the Port Authority, ARA Balears, and Fita a Fita.
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The main port of Alcudia is so named because, throughout history, other points such as the Morer Rojo port have also been used.
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In the 1930s, Alcudia had a seaplane airport with a runway behind the beach, which was used during the Civil War and subsequently disappeared.
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Throughout history, the port of Alcudia played an important role until the 16th century, despite invasions and changes in domination.
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In 1652, the plague reached Mallorca through Sóller, and in 1720, an outbreak in Marseille forced the closure of the port of Alcúdia for 30 years. This prolonged closure of the port caused a severe economic crisis, a decline in population, and unhealthy conditions in the area. Faced with this situation, in 1756 the Crown implemented a reforestation plan to revitalize the area.
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In 1779, a new lazaretto was built to prevent epidemics and control the arrival of people and goods. It was divided into three sanitary zones: suspicious patent, gross patent, and plague patent, depending on the risk level.
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GESA acquired land in the area to build a power plant, with a project commissioned by architect Josep Ferragut i Pou.
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After the plant closed, the residential area for GESA workers was abandoned.
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One of the watchtowers of the port of Alcudia
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Next to the tower, there were also the connecting towers, which were used for target practice.