El ingeniero Luis de Montalbán y la fortificación de la costa atlántica de Andalucía en el siglo XVI
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El estado de la historiografía sobre la
construcción del sistema defensivo costero
atlántico de Andalucía es hoy día muy
completo, pero quedaban algunas dudas,
entre otras, sobre ciertos actores de aquel
proyecto tan importante para Felipe II,
como es el caso del ingeniero Luis de Montalbán.
Este estudio expone la relación y
participación de Luis de Montalbán en la
edificación de aquellas torres vigías en la
costa occidental andaluza, con todos los
detalles que la documentación inédita que
aportamos ha permitido mostrar. A modo
de una breve biografía, hemos recorrido
todos los avatares por los que atravesó este
personaje desde su llegada a estas costas en
1586 y como rematista de la mitad de las
torres previstas, principalmente en el Espacio
Natural de Doñana.
At present the historiography of the building of the Atlantic coastal defence system of Andalusia is largely complete, but some doubts remain, among them those related to certain actors in this important project for Philip II, as in the case of the engineer Luis de Montalban. This study describes, with all the details of the unpublished documentation provided here, the role of Luis de Montalban in the process of building those watchtowers on the west coast of Andalusia. By way of a brief biography, we have gone through all the vicissitudes Montalban experienced from his arrival on these shores in 1586, as the engineer to finish half of the towers planned, mainly in the Doñana Natural Area.
At present the historiography of the building of the Atlantic coastal defence system of Andalusia is largely complete, but some doubts remain, among them those related to certain actors in this important project for Philip II, as in the case of the engineer Luis de Montalban. This study describes, with all the details of the unpublished documentation provided here, the role of Luis de Montalban in the process of building those watchtowers on the west coast of Andalusia. By way of a brief biography, we have gone through all the vicissitudes Montalban experienced from his arrival on these shores in 1586, as the engineer to finish half of the towers planned, mainly in the Doñana Natural Area.







