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Data of the Town

Castilleja De La Cuesta

Town

Type of Entity: Town: Castilleja of the Slope

Municipality

Castilleja of the Slope / Region: Aljarafe

Province

Seville

Community

Andalusia

Habt. / Ine 2004

16819

 

Town hall

Direction

Convent, 8

ZIP code

41950

Phone

954 16 47 37

Fax

954 16 12 15

Office Tourism

To contact with telf. quoted

Official web

Castilleja of the Slope, history, holidays, web of town hall

Web of Interest

Castilleja De La Cuesta

E-mail municipality

castillejacuesta@dipuse villa.es

The origins of Castilleja of the Slope mend probably to the establishment turdetano of Ucía, as he gathers in the Geography of Ptolomeo; although other sources indicate that it goes back to the Roman Osset establishment.

Also in his precincts the treasure was in 1956 of Carambolo, of origin tartesio.

Already in epoch of domination mulsumana it gone on to be called Castalla Talaçana, until in 1248 it was liberated by King Fernando III Saint, being renamed to Smooth. This name was not successful, by what finally it was left in Castilleja of the Slope.

Hernán Cortés moves back and dies in Castilleja of the Slope in 1547.

In the following centuries Castilleja of the Slope he suffered several modifications of his municipal term due to the share-out that was done of the same one after his liberation, until in 1624 it obtains term that it has at present.

Between his monuments the ancient palace of the Dukes is of Montpensier, where in 1547 Hernán Cortés died. Also outstanding are the churches of Ntra Sra of the Concepcion and that of Santiago Major, house of Salinas, ranch San Ignacio, ranch holy Barbara.

In Castilleja of the Slope exists two fraternity: Pontifical Real and illustrious sacramental brotherhood of the Blessed Virgin Concepcion and Nazarenes' brotherhood of the edge - cross ntro father Jesus del Gran To be able and ntra sra of the Pains. Known popularly like that of "REAL STREET". The origin of the brotherhood goes back on ninth of June of 1478, for the third Franciscan friars who encouraged it piety and devotion in the neighbors of the "real street".

It is provided with several accommodations and rural houses as that of the Marquess: In Castilleja of the Slope, to 3 km of the center of Seville for the divided highway A49, in the cornice of Aljarafe and along with the Palace of Hernán Cortés, ancient residence of summer of the Dukes of Montpensier, the Treasury Department is of Sacred Family or of the Marquess, previous property of the Marquesses of the Meeting of New Spain and at present He Marries of the Culture and Municipal library.

Inside this joint, declared good of cultural interest (he marries stately, central courtyard and courtyard of work, oil mill with tower counterweight, wide orchard and garden) we find this restored house for his owners for accommodation.

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