les ▁would ▁run ▁out . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁( 1 9 3 6 – 3 9 ), ▁the ▁population ▁increased ▁when ▁soldiers ▁were ▁posted ▁to ▁guard ▁and ▁defend ▁the ▁coast line ▁with ▁three ▁machine ▁gun ▁n ests ▁that ▁were ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁is let . ▁Later ▁on , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁lan tern ▁system ▁was ▁autom ated , ▁the ▁is let ▁was ▁un in hab ited ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁architect ural ▁inter vention ▁of ▁Nicol au ▁M ª ▁Rub ió ▁i ▁T ud ur í ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁capt iv ated ▁by ▁the ▁gentle ▁landscape ▁of ▁Al can ada , ▁the ▁Men or can - born ▁architect ▁Nicol au ▁M . ▁Rub ió ▁i ▁T ud ur í ▁( not ▁surprising ly ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Institute ▁for ▁Park s ▁and ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁Barcelona ) ▁designed ▁a ▁summer ▁hol iday ▁village ▁in ▁this ▁id yl lic ▁setting . ▁ ▁Rub ió ▁was ▁drawn ▁to ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁garden ▁cities ▁and ▁summer ▁hol iday ▁resort s ▁inspired ▁by ▁vern ac ular ▁architecture , ▁as ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁architect ural ▁tr ends ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Hence , ▁his ▁project ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁at ▁Al can ada ▁sought ▁to ▁em ulate ▁a ▁fish erm en ' s ▁village , ▁with ▁its ▁traditional ▁sh acks , ▁narrow ▁streets , ▁and ▁al ley ways , ▁even