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Torre de la Cadena(San Juan de Alicante)

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It is located in the so-called Huerta de Alicante, where in the century of fifteen hundred were built numerous towers and annexed houses. There is a great density, being very close to each other. The territory in which it is located is anthropized and with important alterations by the urbanizing pressure.
It is a square tower and prismatic development, the plant has approximately five meters of plant, with a development in its height of about ten meters. The factory is of regular ashlars in the facades, with masonry in the interior leaf. It has a slightly wider plinth. The openings are of reduced size, being extended and with balcony the one of the intermediate floor; solution that is given when the tower loses its defensive function and is incorporated to the house as domestic dependences.
Its interior is divided into four floors, the terrace being flat and passable. A spiral staircase communicates all the levels, the exit to the roof is protected by a coffered ceiling.


The Towers of the Huerta were built in the XVI and XVII centuries in the prosperous Huerta of Alicante. In that period, Barbary pirates frequently plundered these lands in search of merchandise and slaves. To mitigate these attacks, a defensive system was developed consisting of watchtowers strategically located along the coast. When the presence of hostile ships was detected in a tower, nearby populations were alerted by smoke signals. In this way, the inhabitants could seek refuge.

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