Bad Nuader de Tetuán (Marruecos) en unos planos de 1888

At the beginning of the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco (1912-1956), the Medina of Tetouan, with its walls and gates, was immediately perceived as a fundamental part of the traditional city that had to be preserved. In this sense, it is interesting to consider the concern that, since the War of Tetouan (1859), there had been to obtain an adequate graphic representation of the monuments. In the Cartoteca of the Geographic Service of the Army, we locate the first surveys carried out at a scale of 1:100 of the Gates of the Medina. They are signed by Francisco Gómez Jordana; Alejo Corso and Eduardo Álvarez in 1888. The purpose of this study is to present two unpublished plans from the late 19th century on the Bab Nuader of the Medina of Tetouan. Known as the Gate of Fez because it is located on the old road to that city, it is located to the west of the walled enclosure, and was also called the Gate of the Regulares due to its proximity to that barracks. The planimetric representation of 1888 that is attached, most likely corresponds to the interest in the conservation of Tetouan's Heritage during the Protectorate period. Thanks to these surveys, we can know the exact state of the Gates before the Spanish occupation and establish a restoration criterion that facilitates a correct recovery of the city of Tetouan's defensive heritage.