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Sunsets of Kontxa bay, San Sebastian, Spain. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Sunsets of Kontxa bay, San Sebastian, Spain
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BEFORE MODERN SPORT
San Sebastián
How work, access and surfing shaped San Sebastián.
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San Sebastián or Donostia, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián , is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain.
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1728
Work at the water’s edge
In 1728, the Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas was founded and boosted commerce with the Americas.
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ACCESS CHANGES
The shore becomes reachable
In addition, further housing estates have been built up more recently souther beyond the N-1 E-5 E-80 E-70 ring road (South Intxaurrondo).
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Surf in Donosti-San Sebastián
Scenic view from the comb of the wind ride to the Ondarreta beach. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Scenic view from the comb of the wind ride to the Ondarreta beach
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1918
Surfing reads the same coast differently
San Sebastián was one of earliest towns hit by the 1918 Influenza epidemic, dealing with a first wave outbreak in February of that year.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
San Sebastián is recorded at 43.322° N, 1.986° W. A surf map fixes a name to one stretch of moving water, but the place changes with tide, swell direction, wind and the shape of the seabed.
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San Sebastian, Spain 1
Sunsets of Kontxa bay, San Sebastian, Spain. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Sunsets of Kontxa bay, San Sebastian, Spain
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TODAY
San Sebastián now
As the "wave baths" at La Concha were in conflict with nearby shipbuilding activity, the shipyards relocated to Pasaia, a nearby bay that had formerly been part of San Sebastián.
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THE LEDGER
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This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
San Sebastian, Spain 1
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Surf in Donosti-San Sebastián
AOD.EU.SAN-SEBASTIAN.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked San Sebastián overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.