Torres de vigilancia en la costa del antiguo reino de Granada (S XV-XVIII)

摘要

Throughout our Mediterranean coasts, there is a continuing series of towers of different shapes located in small hills above the sea, separated from each other far enough to be seen and able to communicate with each other. They are watchtowers that detect the proximity of intrusive boats that arrive from Northern Africa with no pacific intentions. It is to these towers - historical, cultural and touristic heritage - that were built between the XV and XVIII centuries, that we dedicate this article in which, in a brief manner, their important defensive mission through time and also their organization, typology, the materials used for their construction and their maintenance are described.