, ▁found ing ▁a ▁temple ▁dedicated ▁to ▁their ▁God , ▁Mel q art . ▁When ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁arrived ▁they ▁dedicated ▁the ▁temple ▁to ▁Her cules . ▁A ▁mar ble ▁statue ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁de ified ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁San ct i ▁Pet ri ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁An ▁ancient ▁strong hold ▁of ▁the ▁Pho en icians , ▁remains ▁from ▁the ▁Pho en icians , ▁Car th agini ans ▁and ▁Rom ans ▁un ear th ed ▁in ▁Ch ic l ana ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁C ád iz . ▁ ▁The ▁Christians ▁led ▁by ▁Al onso ▁Pérez ▁de ▁Gu zm án ▁( 1 2 5 6 - 1 3 0 9 ) ▁entered ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 3 ▁after ▁the ▁mo or , ▁who ▁have ▁settled ▁in ▁Southern ▁Spain ▁since ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Century , ▁had ▁desert ed ▁it . ▁Gu z man ▁claimed ▁these ▁territ ories ▁for ▁the ▁crown ▁of ▁Cast ille , ▁and ▁his ▁poss essions ▁in ▁Southern ▁Spain ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁du k edom ▁of ▁Med ina - S id onia . ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bar ros a , ▁a ▁French ▁defeat ▁by ▁the ▁Ang lo - Span ish ▁army , ▁took ▁place ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Ch ic l ana ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁came ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ic l ana , ▁which