Description
Port on the Cantabrian coast of Spain, historically important for the export of Castilian wool and as a secondary port in the Iberian context.
Year of Foundation or Oldest Source
Roman origins associated with Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium.
Country (State or Region)
Spain
Location
Santander, Cantábria.
Structuring
Natural bay port. No detailed information about specific structures in the provided documents.
Notes
Main wool exporting port of Cantabria in the 16th century, surpassing Bilbao in this trade for most of the period. It was part of the network of secondary ports that complemented or competed with the Iberian monopolistic centers.
Sources
O'FLANAGAN, Patrick. Port cities of Atlantic Iberia, c. 1500-1900. London: Routledge, 2008.; OJEDA SAN MIGUEL, Ramón. El comercio marítimo de la villa de Bilbao en el comercio cantábrico del siglo XVI. Bidebarrieta, n. 26, p. 151-173, 2015.
