Sevilla AndalucíaGuadalquivir River
45 B.C.: City captured by Julius Caesar from celtíberos
711 – 1248: Moslem / Arab speaking
1248: Conquered by San Fernando (III), Rey de España
1402: Cathedral begun
1600-1800: Sevilla, most important Spanish city
Port city on Guadalquivir River
2003: pop. 702,000
Birthplace of Velázquez
Catedral de Sevilla: 4th largest in world; 13th century; tower = Moslem minaret
La Giralda: minaret from Moslem mosque: 1198
130 meters high
1356: weathervane replaced Moslem top
Moslem “Torre de Oro”; customs house
Río Guadalquivir
Entrance to Reales Alcázares
Patio of Alcázar de Sevilla
Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Macarena
Sevilla’s “Black Virgin”
Statue of Christ carrying cross
Hermandad de Jesucristo de la Virgen de la Candelaria