León Gil de Palacio's Model of Melilla (1846)
In 1846, military modeller León Gil de Palacio built a 1:1,500 scale model reproducing the four fortified enclosures of Melilla la Vieja. It is now preserved at the Academy of Engineers in Madrid.
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Getting to know our heritage El Río de Oro (I)
Historic Landscape Río de Oro A waterway essential for understanding the geographic, defensive, urban, and sanitary evolution of Melilla
Getting to know our heritage El Río de Oro (IV)
An interesting article is also the one written by Francisco Nárvaez López in the Revista Aldaba, titled Origins of the Toponym Río de Oro:
Getting to know our heritage The River of Gold (III)
Historian Francisco Saro Gandarillas, in his work *Estudios Melillenses*, speaks of the river of Melilla: “For the already traditional
Getting to know our heritage El Río de Oro (II)
Historian Adela Ana Ponce Gómez from Melilla also writes an article about the Río de Oro published in the
Getting to know our heritage: The Old Central Market (II)
On June 9th, 1925, the El Telegrama del Rif featured some lines on its front page dedicated to
Discovering our heritage: Old Central Market (Part I)
The “Market”, as it was known for many years without the need for further appellations, even though there were others in the city; or
Discovering our heritage: the Chapel of La Enramada
This place of worship, erected in the 16th century, which for years has remained hidden from our eyes, Sergio Ramírez,
Knowing Our History, General Barceló
Melilla's street directory retains the name of this illustrious sailor who rendered such great service to the Plaza during
GETTING TO KNOW OUR HISTORY JOSÉ TALLAVÍ THE GREAT ACTOR FROM MELILLA (III)
The last season in Madrid (1915-1916) As soon as Tallaví arrived in Madrid, with the prospect of debuting on 1