Parish of Ntra. Señora del Carmen

El Rompido

This church was built in 1956 by the Almadrabero Consortium. It was made with the bricks left over after the Real de la Almadraba was built. The almadraberos transported these bricks from one band to another in their own boats. In this task all the people participated.

In addition, the City of Cartaya, contributed an economic contribution of a quantity of 1000 of the old pesetas, destined to the works to be able to realize this small church.

In that church a mass was celebrated to the week to which many almadraberos attended, that strolled in their boats of sail and boats from the Flecha del Rompido to the own church. They left their boats at anchor just 10 meters from the chapel.

The construction of the church was very important for the breakers, since apart from the mass, baptisms and weddings were also celebrated.

In 1976 the breakers received a grant of 100,000 pts to fix the roof.