Un gigante con los pies de barro : la torre del Río del Oro en el siglo XVIII
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Tal vez por las preguntas que nos
hacemos ante sus carcomidos restos, la
torre del Río del Oro ocupa un lugar
destacado entre las atalayas destruidas
de la costa de Huelva. Sin embargo, más
allá de su referencia en trabajos generales
sobre el sistema de almenaras, se trata
de una torre muy desconocida, tanto
en lo tocante a su historia como a su
morfología, características y estado de
defensa. El presente trabajo pretende, por
medio de un acercamiento documental y
cartográfico, avanzar en el conocimiento
de tan interesante edificio, explicando su
papel como elemento defensivo primordial
de un enclave estratégico y analizando
las reformas que sufrió durante el siglo
XVIII para atender a la problemática de
cimentación que finalmente acabaría por
destruirla.
Maybe because of the questions that we ask ourselves when we are in front of its eaten-away remains, the tower of Río del Oro takes a prominent position among the ruined watch towers on the coast of Huelva. Nevertheless, apart from its mention in general studies on the system of beacon towers, it is a very unknown one, not only if we refer to its history and morphology, but also to its characteristics and condition of defence. The present study expects, by means of a documentary and cartographic approach, to progress in the knowledge of such an interesting construction, explaining its role as a defensive basic element of a strategic spot and analyzing the reforms that suffered in order to help its foundation problems during the 18th century, a circumstance which finally destroyed it.
Maybe because of the questions that we ask ourselves when we are in front of its eaten-away remains, the tower of Río del Oro takes a prominent position among the ruined watch towers on the coast of Huelva. Nevertheless, apart from its mention in general studies on the system of beacon towers, it is a very unknown one, not only if we refer to its history and morphology, but also to its characteristics and condition of defence. The present study expects, by means of a documentary and cartographic approach, to progress in the knowledge of such an interesting construction, explaining its role as a defensive basic element of a strategic spot and analyzing the reforms that suffered in order to help its foundation problems during the 18th century, a circumstance which finally destroyed it.







