San Fernando

The people from San Fernando are locally known as "Cañaíllas" or "Isleños".

• Name — San Fernando • Settlement Type — Municipality and city • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name1 — Andalusia • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Cádiz • Subdivision Type3 — Comarca • Subdivision Name3 — Bay of Cádiz • Subdivision Type4 — Judicial district • Subdivision Name4 — San Fernando • Subdivision Type5 — Commonwealth • Subdivision Name5 — Municipes of the Bahía de Cádiz • Elevation M — 8 • Area Total Km2 — 30.65 • Population Demonym — Isleño • Population Density Km2 — auto • Blank Name Sec1 — Official language(s) • Blank Info Sec1 — Spanish • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 11100 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Leader Title — Alcalde • Leader Name — Patricia Cavada Montañés • Leader Party — PSOE

In history, the city played a paramount role when in 1810 during the Peninsular War led by Napoleon, San Fernando and Cádiz were the only parts of Spain which were never occupied by the French, until the French withdrawal in defeat from Spain in 1814. The deputies elected to the Cortes of Cádiz met in the Teatro Cómico, and started preparation of the first liberal constitution of Spain, which was approved in the neighbouring city of Cádiz in 1812. Flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla was born in San Fernando. It holds the Panteón de Marinos Ilustres.

• Julia Medina, singer • Magdalena Álvarez, politician • Sara Baras, flamenco dancer • Luis Berenguer, writer • Juan Ruiz Casaux, cellist and teacher • Camarón de la Isla, flamenco singer • Fermín Galán (1899–1930), Spanish soldier who led the failed Jaca uprising • Carmen Guaita, writer • Anne Hidalgo, incumbent Mayor of Paris • Francisco José Maldonado, footballer • Abraham Mateo, singer and actor • Pepe Oneto, journalist • Rafael Gómez Ortega, bullfighter • Niña Pastori, flamenco singer • Yordi, footballer • Servando Sánchez, footballer • David Barral Torres, footballer • Abraham Mateo, pop singer • Monchi, footballer • José Enrique Varela (1891–1951), military officer

San Fernando is twinned with: • Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France

* • Illustration — Church of San Pedro y San Pablo — • Illustration — Panteón de Marinos Ilustres