1837 fire of Prades Historical milestone · Prades, Baix Camp, Tarragona Image of Prades, not of the place itself. During the First Carlist War, in which the town served as a base for the bands of Rafael Tristany, a fire destroyed in 1837 some two hundred and fifty houses. The population took decades to recover and many residents emigrated to the plain. 1837 Photo: jordi domènech (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Prades