{"id":52,"date":"2016-11-25T19:14:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T19:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memoriadearena.es\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:11:22","slug":"larramendi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/memoriadearena.es\/en\/larramendi\/","title":{"rendered":"7 – Larramendi\u2019s Town Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/memoriadearena.es\/audio\/08-en-larramendi.mp3<\/p>\n

Guardamar was destroyed after the 1829 earthquakes. Jos\u00e9 Agust\u00edn de Larramendi designed a new town plan, located on the coastal hillside, under the reign of King Fernando VII. The project was carried out gradually over the next decades and in Larramendi\u2019s words: \u201cGuardamar will be the prettiest town in the kingdom\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new Guardamar was threatened again in the late 19th century. This time by the advance of the coastal dunes. As a matter of fact, the moving sand dunes started to invade some of the town\u2019s houses. The new reforestation scheme stopped the dunes inland advance.<\/p>\n

Memoir and detailed account of the devastation caused by the terrible catastrophe of the earthquakes of March 2-1<\/a><\/p>\n