If you haven’t heard it, I’ll tell you. C\u00e1diz is famous for having “a lot of fairys” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I won’t telling you it’s a lie, or it’s true. Because, apart from the fact that the phrase is full of hate and ignorance, the truth is, what does it matter if it is so? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Likewise, I find it curious to tell you the reason for this fame that C\u00e1diz has. As in all stories and legends, there are a of true and a part of fiction. I will tell you certain versions, the majority without historical basis but wonderful because they demonstrate how modern and transgressive C\u00e1diz has always been, a port of the sea and the cradle of freedom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I have already mentioned, C\u00e1diz has been and still being a maritime city. Especially important during trade with the new Continent in the XVII century. It was during that time when one of the legends arose: It is said that it was from C\u00e1diz where the boats loaded with prostitutes and homosexuals -probably only men, since at that time women and, obviously, their sexuality were invisible- who were deported to Americas. Apparently one of the boats was wrecked near the beach of La Caleta<\/em> and the people of C\u00e1diz immediately came to their help. Of course, both the prostitutes and homosexuals who were rescued stayed in the city living freely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Another of the theories is also related to the sea and the rejection of people who did not “meet the norm”. This time we move to Franco dictatorship and its already known aversion to homosexuality. To escape the repression, LGBT people fled to the Canary Islands (also known for their open minds) from C\u00e1diz. Until the time the ship sailed, they were seen openly in the streets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The third theory arises with the military soldiers who were doing the military service in San Fernando. Those who were caught having sex with each other, were detained and imprisoned in the castle of San Sebasti\u00e1n in La Caleta, in the city of C\u00e1diz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And there is a fourth theory that throws these three to the ground. An article by the historian “Francisco V\u00e1zquez Garc\u00eda” reveals the reason for “the Sarasas” in C\u00e1diz relating it to a scandal and a national crisis. But I will tell you in another moment…<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you haven’t heard it, I’ll tell you. C\u00e1diz is famous for having “a lot of fairys” <\/p>\n And I won’t telling you it’s a lie, or it’s true. Because, apart from the fact that the phrase is full of hate and ignorance, the truth is, what does it matter if it is so? <\/p>\n Likewise, I find it curious to tell you the reason for this fame that C\u00e1diz has. As in all stories and legends, there are a of true and a part of fiction. I will tell you certain versions, the majority without historical basis but wonderful because they demonstrate how modern and transgressive C\u00e1diz has always been, a port of the sea and the cradle of freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cadiz-en","category-historia"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/cadizexperiences.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-05-03-at-18.57.41.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"info@cadizexperiences.com","author_link":"https:\/\/cadizexperiences.com\/en\/author\/infocadizexperiences-com\/"},"yoast_head":"\n <\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n