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

Sevillanas

Plaza de España

Archivo de Indias

Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Macarena

Sevilla’s “Black Virgin”

Semana Santa

Hermandad de penitentes

Statue of Christ carrying cross

Hermandad de Jesucristo de la Virgen de la Candelaria