Minas y Galerías. El sistema defensivo subterráneo de la plaza de Orán

Abstract

[ES] La ciudad de Orán, enclavada en el noroeste de Argelia, es uno de los presidios más célebres de la corona española entre los siglos XVI y XVIII. la plaza cuenta con uno de los sistemas defensivos más desarrollados del norte de áfrica, con más de veinte obras fortificadas construidas por importantes ingenieros de la época. el presente artículo ofrece el resultado de la investigación documental, a partir de las fuentes halladas en los diversos archivos históricos, sobre aquellos informes y cartografía comprendida entre los siglos XVI y XVIII. la investigación deduce la organización del sistema defensivo de la plaza de Orán y se centra en el análisis de su prodigiosa red de minas y galerías subterráneas.

The city of Oran, located in northwestern Algeria, is one of the most famous presidio of the Spanish crown between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The fortified city has one of the most developed defensive systems in North Africa, with more than twenty fortified works built by important engineers of that era. This article offers the result of the documentary investigation, from diverse historical archives sources, of those reports and cartography included between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The investigation deduces the organization of the defensive system of Oran and focuses on the analysis of its prodigious network of underground mines and galleries.

[EN] The city of Oran, located in northwestern Algeria, is one of the most famous presidio of the Spanish crown between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The fortified city has one of the most developed defensive systems in North Africa, with more than twenty fortified works built by important engineers of that era. This article offers the result of the documentary investigation, from diverse historical archives sources, of those reports and cartography included between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The investigation deduces the organization of the defensive system of Oran and focuses on the analysis of its prodigious network of underground mines and galleries.