Resumen de L’ampliamento del fronte bastionato orientale di Cagliari e lademolizione del convento di Nostra Signora di Gesù (1717-1732)
The reconquest of the Kingdom of Sardinia by the Spanish Empire, in 1717, highlights the criticalities of the island fortified system; in the case of Cagliari, the military authorities are worried about the stability of the eastern bastion front, on which the attack plan to the city was concentrated. After the passage of the Sardinian kingdom to the Savoy territories (1720), the new government apparatus invests huge resources in strengthening the strongholds of Cagliari, Alghero, Castelsardo: in the capital, the construction of an advanced circuit to protect the existing fortifications takes shape. The new ramparts clash with privateinterests and with the presence of some religious complexes, located in the lower quarters of the city, whose grounds would be occupied by the new defensive works. Above all, the convent of Santa Maria di Gesù, of the Observant Friars Minor, located on the southern edge of the Marina district, pays the price. Damaged during the Spanish invasion, the convent was rebuilt in 1721, on a project by the Piedmontese military engineer Antonio Felice de Vincenti, but it soon had to give way to new Bulwarks (1732), designed by same designer. The episode illustrates the difficult to match military needs, in particular the evolution of modern fortifications, and religious complexes, often animated by debates between the public interest and ecclesiastical authorities.
