WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Cadiz´s name and reputation have forever been linked with its maritime adventures. It was from this ancient port city, dramatically situated on a spit of land surrounded on three sides by the sea, that two of Columbus´ four voyages set out for the New World.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cádiz, city, capital, and principal seaport of Cádiz provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Andalusia, southwestern Spain. The city is situated on a long, narrow peninsula extending into the Gulf of Cádiz (an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean).

Detailed explanation-3: -In Greek, Cadiz was called was “Gadeira”-according to Greek legend, Hercules founded the city after his tenth labour. In Roman times, “Gades", its Latin name, was an important upper-class Augustine city. The Moors ruled for 500 years under the name “Qadis".