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1 - FINALLY A FREE ZONE!

THE CREATION

CHRONICLES OF THE FREE ZONE - 95 years sailing towards progress - Chapter 1

Finally a Free Trade Zone!

This year, the Free Trade Zone celebrates the 95th anniversary of its creation. A symbolic date to look back and take a tour of the most relevant episodes in its history.

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2 - MEDINA FLOOR FOR A FLUTE FACTORY

THE FREE ZONE, A GIGANTIC WORK AND A CLOSE REALITY

CHRONICLES OF THE FREE ZONE - 95 years sailing towards progress - Chapter 2

Medina soil for a flute factory

The Spanish Civil War and the hard first post-war years had left the country in a complicated financial, social and political situation.

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3 - YOU WOULD BE AMAZED BY THE HUGE EXTENSION COVERED FROM THE SEA

SE CONCEDE AL CONSORCIO DE LA ZONA FRANCA DE CÁDIZ TERRENOS DE DOMINIO PÚBLICO PARA OBRAS DE "MUELLES, DRAGADOS Y RELLENOS'"

CHRONICLES OF THE FREE ZONE - 95 years sailing towards progress - Chapter 3

You would be amazed by the enormous extension reclaimed from the sea

May 30, 1952 is a date marked in the history of the Free Trade Zone by the granting of public domain land for the dock, dredging and land project.

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4 - DO GADITANS KNOW WHAT THE FREE ZONE IS?

THE TAKEOFF OF THE CONSORTIUM'S ACTIVITY AND THE ARRIVAL OF NEW INDUSTRIES

CHRONICLES OF THE FREE ZONE - 95 years sailing towards progress - Chapter 4

Do the people of Cádiz know what the Free Trade Zone is?

The 60s and 70s saw the takeoff of the Consortium's activity with the arrival of new industries and high occupancy levels at its docks.

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5 - ENTRANCE AND EXIT DOOR TO THE COMMUNITY

SET IN THE DECADES OF THE 80'S AND 90'S

CHRONICLES OF THE FREE ZONE - 95 years sailing towards progress - Chapter 5

Entrance and exit door of the Community

The decade of the 80s and especially the 90s were key in the modernization and strengthening of the Free Zone as the engine of the Economy of Cádiz and the entire province.

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6 - A TRUE ENGINE OF THE PROVINCE OF CADIZ

EXPANSION TO THE PROVINCE AND THE BLUE ECONOMY

CHRONICLES OF THE FREE ZONE - 95 years sailing towards progress - Chapter 6

A true engine of the province of Cádiz

The last decades have been especially transcendental in the consolidation of the Free Zone as a driving force of the economy of Cádiz and its province.

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