Fundación de Puerto Real Historical milestone · Puerto Real, Bahía de Cádiz, Cádiz Image of Puerto Real, not of the place itself. The Catholic Monarchs founded the town by charter (carta puebla) in 1483, with a Renaissance-style grid layout; in 1543 the town gained its jurisdictional independence from Jerez de la Frontera. 1483; independencia de Jerez en 1543 Photo: El Pantera (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Puerto Real