{"id":20797,"date":"2021-03-24T21:12:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T20:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/history-la-casa-del-califa\/"},"modified":"2021-11-22T10:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T09:29:15","slug":"history-la-casa-del-califa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/en\/history-la-casa-del-califa\/","title":{"rendered":"History La Casa del Califa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20797\" class=\"elementor elementor-20797 elementor-20793\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-929ee89 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"929ee89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/logo-la-casa-de-califa-500x500-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-23452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/logo-la-casa-de-califa-500x500-1.png 500w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/logo-la-casa-de-califa-500x500-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/logo-la-casa-de-califa-500x500-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07cdb84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07cdb84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98c6d15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98c6d15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd00c84\" data-id=\"dd00c84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387d22f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"387d22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HISTORY OF THE HOTEL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb8054a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb8054a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4514a45\" data-id=\"4514a45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8759341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8759341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La Casa del Califa was opened in 2001 by James Stuart and Regli Alvarez. The principal Califa building dates from 1527 and incorporates parts from the 10th.C. The eleven buildings that make up the Califa complex range from the Islamic era of Vejer to the present day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e58c83a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e58c83a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/molino-vejer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20898\" alt=\"The famous Vejer windmills, this one photographed c.1910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/molino-vejer.jpg 806w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/molino-vejer-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/molino-vejer-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/molino-vejer-400x260.jpg 400w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/molino-vejer-700x457.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-862f343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"862f343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The famous Vejer windmills, this one photographed c.1910<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c61519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c61519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The site of La Casa del Califa has been strategic in history for many reasons; it overlooks the principal medieval access to the town; the properties face the Plaza de Espa\u00f1a, Vejer\u2019s largest flat open space ideal for markets &amp; cultural events; the house is very close to Vejer\u2019s principal gateway (Arco de la Villa) and the original road into Vejer (its origins may be Roman or even Phoenician) arrives at the back door of the property.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e385d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0e385d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1420\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/grabado-historia.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20904\" alt=\"Vejer in 1575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/grabado-historia.png 1420w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/grabado-historia-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/grabado-historia-1024x329.png 1024w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/grabado-historia-768x247.png 768w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/grabado-historia-700x225.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1420px) 100vw, 1420px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c14cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c14cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vejer in 1575. Drawing by Joris Hoefnagel, Civitates Orbis Terrarum II. The walls and church spire can be clearly seen with \u2018Barberis\u2019 (Morocco) in the background.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34572d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34572d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The earliest known history of this location goes back to when the \u2018Moors\u2019 were the dominant culture in Vejer between 711 and 1264 and continued to play an important part in Vejer\u2019s history until the late 1400\u2019s. The \u2018Aljibe\u2019 at the back of the restaurant is a 10th-11th.C water cistern and the room directly above it (the Sala del Nogal) is contemporary to this era too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The current principal house was erected by the local diocese in the late 15th C. &amp; was opened in 1527 as a grain store (Cilla), while the the upper levels (the top floor is an addition from the 1960\u2019s) were residential and administrative quarters. Goods carried up the valley or from the barges that ferried the river Barbate would all pass through this building to be weighed, measured &amp; taxed before going to market or being placed in storage. The building was used for this purpose up until the mid-1770\u2019s when increasing humidity forced the Diocese to build a second \u2018Cilla\u2019 on Vejer\u2019s Calla Sagasta.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24c6dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c24c6dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fachada-historia.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20912\" alt=\"The historic SW fa\u00e7ade was added in the 17th. century after the building was built.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52c06d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e52c06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The historic SW fa\u00e7ade was added in the 17th. century after the building was built.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a2c60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a2c60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The main fa\u00e7ade overlooking the Plaza dates from the 17th C. but the building possibly suffered damage during the earthquake of 1775 and many ornamental features have been lost. In the 1950\u2019s, a large window in the fa\u00e7ade at street level was replaced by the door that is the current entrance into the\u00a0Magistrates office who are tenants of the Casa del Califa. The Nationalist forces in the 1930\u2019s used the house as stables for their horses and billeting for their soldiers.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e4dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40e4dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/plaza-historia-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20901\" alt=\"The Califa building in the Plaza de Espa\u00f1a 1898, 1989, 2013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/plaza-historia-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/plaza-historia-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/plaza-historia-1024x171.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/plaza-historia-768x128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/plaza-historia-1536x256.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/plaza-historia-2048x341.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/plaza-historia-700x117.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e481c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e481c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Califa building in the Plaza de Espa\u00f1a 1898, 1989 and 2013<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6b806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac6b806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The other properties that make up the hotel were undoubtedly residential &amp; stabling quarters all varying from different ages. The service area has rooms that are less than 1,80m. high indicating use by servants of the principal building. The\u00a0<i>Patio de los Jazmines<\/i>\u00a0was a stable (the stairs leading to it were a ramp until a few years ago &amp; the large double doors indicate that use). All the rooms from 1 to 7 are located around the courtyard of a 17th.C building in such bad repair it was demolished to make way for the rooms. The courtyard retains the exact same orientation &amp; size as the original one. Three water cisterns were discovered here with possibly the oldest being 15th. Century.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e0c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64e0c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1052\" src=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-palmeras.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20906\" alt=\"The back of Triperia No.1, now Las Palmeras del Califa in 1999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-palmeras.jpg 751w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-palmeras-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-palmeras-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-palmeras-700x981.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853d6f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"853d6f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The back of Triperia No.1, now Las Palmeras del Califa in 1999<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9993a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9993a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The union of the eleven\u00a0houses that make up the Califa complex including\u00a0<i>Las Palmeras<\/i>\u00a0(four\u00a0in the Plaza, six\u00a0in Calle Cilla Vieja and one on Calle Triperia) are a good example of changing structures &amp; the adaptability of Vejers\u2019 houses where \u2018seamless\u2019 unions are easily made between different dwellings. In the whole complex seven cisterns (wells) have been found (two of them still in use), there are nine\u00a0entries on four different streets, 16\u00a0different stairways, 90\u00a0windows, 97\u00a0doors, six courtyards &amp; a cave.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f99eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f99eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-califa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20908\" alt=\"View to the Jard\u00edn del Califa 2001, Regli in room 10, James in Marrakesh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-califa.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-califa-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-califa-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-califa-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/califavejer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/historia-califa-700x366.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b075ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b075ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">View to the Jard\u00edn del Califa 2001, Regli in room 10, James in 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