It is located at Catalan Bay on the east coast of the territory overlooking the Mediterranean sea.
They were required to have a fishing permit granted to them by the Governor and only a limited number of permits were issued.
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Catalan Bay is home to the Caleta Palace Hotel, a number of restaurants (specialising in fresh seafood) and the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
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The statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is carried in procession to the beach each September when the Bishop of Gibraltar blesses the sea in what has become the village's main religious festival.
There was a Genoese population of fishermen who came to Gibraltar since 1840 for the fishing season and would build temporary shelters or live in caves, and by the 1878 census, they had established a permanent village at Catalan Bay.
A prolific player of international tournaments for many years, Conquest has in recent times been a regular commentator and organiser of the Gibraltar tournament, held annually in Caleta.
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Similarly, Genoese was spoken in Catalan Bay well into the 19th century, dying out in the early decades of the twentieth.
The Church's statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is carried in procession to the Catalan Bay beach each September when the Bishop of Gibraltar blesses the sea in the village's main religious festival.