The founding of Isla Cristina was done by catalonian fisherman.
For more information visit our detailed page Huelva (1211 pages)
The Huelva Earthquake of 1969 with the epicenter in Saint Vincent Cape caused great damage. It happened on February 28th and it´s magnitude as of 7.3 on the Ritcher Scale.
In Isla Cristina 4 houses crumbled down, and there were 7 deaths, the majority due to heart attacks from panic. It was a horrible incident for this city. Luckily they knew how to make it rise once again, and has continued to do so 40 years later.
Foundation 
Huelva Earthquake in 1969 
