Village
City officially founded on 21 May 1706 by Spanish population exiled from Gibraltar after its occupation by English troops in 1704; it preserves its historic motto 'Most noble and most loyal city where that of Gibraltar resides' and the archives of the former Spanish Gibraltar.
Monument
Opened in 1853, it is considered the oldest bullring in Cádiz province.
Monument
Church built from 1735 atop the San Roque hill, the city's main religious building.
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The original chapel of San Roque, around which the displaced Gibraltarians settled in 1704, was rebuilt in the 19th century within the present-day Diego Salinas building, today home to municipal offices.
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A tree-lined promenade in San Roque built in 1831, measuring 160 by 70 meters with more than 250 trees, a regular venue for cultural events.
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A viewpoint over the Bay of Algeciras that preserves two cannons used by the Spanish army during the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779-1783).
Monument
An emblematic fountain located north of the town center of San Roque, one of the city's traditional landmarks.
Historical milestone
After the British capture of Gibraltar in 1704, the Spanish residents who left the Rock settled next to the chapel of San Roque; the new municipality was officially constituted on 21 May 1706 with the first meeting of its town council, heir to that of Gibraltar.
Historical milestone
In 1755 the extensive municipal term of San Roque was divided, giving rise to three municipalities, and in 1870 La Línea de la Concepción split off from it as an independent town council.
Curiosity
Founded in 1964 by Joseph McMicking, Sotogrande was born with the first golf course built in the area, the work of Robert Trent Jones; its nearby Valderrama course hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup, and the Santa María Polo Club has organized one of the world's most prestigious polo tournaments for more than fifty years. Its marina opened in 1987.
Curiosity
The municipality of San Roque extends across the Guadiaro Valley in several population centers of its own: Guadiaro, Pueblo Nuevo de Guadiaro, San Enrique de Guadiaro and Torreguadiaro, which together account for much of the municipal population.
Activity
The Feria Real of San Roque traditionally concludes with the bull run known as the 'Toro del Aguardiente' in the city's bullring.
Monument
Hermitage of San Roque rebuilt in the 19th century, in the surroundings of the Diego Salinas building.
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Viewpoint known as "Poeta Domingo de Mena", in the Los Cañones area, displaying two cannons used by the Spanish army during the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779-1783).
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Fountain located north of San Roque's town centre, considered one of the town's symbols.
Nature
Forest area of 338 hectares shared between San Roque and Castellar de la Frontera, described as the true lung of the Campo de Gibraltar area.
Nature
Beach in San Roque identified as the easternmost in the entire province of Cádiz.
Historical milestone
On 21 May 1706 the first town council of San Roque was formed, founded by residents of Gibraltar displaced after the British occupation of 1704. In 1755 a territorial division gave rise to the municipal areas of Los Barrios and Algeciras, and in 1870 La Línea de la Concepción separated.
Curiosity
According to the Wikipedia article on San Roque, in 1720, in the town's Plaza de Armas, the bullfighter Manuel Ballón performed for the first time in the history of bullfighting a pass with the muleta.
Curiosity
San Roque's bullring, opened in 1853, is the oldest surviving one in the province of Cádiz.
Activity
San Roque's Feria Real, traditionally closing with the "Toro del Aguardiente" event at the bullring.