San Fernando, Cádiz

San Fernando is a toun in the province o Cádiz, Spain. It is hame tae mair nor 97,500 inhabitants. The ceety uisses the name "La Isla" (The Island), housomeivver, the ceety is nae langer a island, but a peninsula, as it haes been connectit tae the mainland. The fowk frae San Fernando are locally kent as "Cañaíllas" or "Isleños". History In history, the ceety played a paramount role when in 1810 durin the French occupation led bi Napoleon, San Fernando an Cadiz wur the anerly pairts o Spain which did no surrender tae the French. The Cortes Generales met in the Comedy Theatre (nouadays kent as the Real Teatro de las Cortes) an stairtit the preparation for the first leeberal constitution o Spain, which wis appruivit in the neebourin ceety o Cádiz in 1812. Flamenco sangster Camarón de la Isla wis born in San Fernando. It haulds the Panteón de Marinos Ilustres. Sister ceeties Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Fraunce Badalona, Spain Demographics Freemit airtins San Fernando Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine – Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía (in Spaingie) Ayuntamiento de San Fernando Archived 2006-04-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie) San Fernando Travel Guide Archived 2021-03-06 at the Wayback Machine Template:Municipalities in Cádiz Template:Ceeties an port ceeties in Andalusie