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Coinciding with the Baroque period of European history, the 17th century in Seville represented the most brilliant flowering of the city's culture; then began a gradual economic and demographic decline as navigation of the Guadalquivir River became increasingly difficult until finally the trade monopoly and its institutions were transferred to ...
1933 – Seville Airport (Aeropuerto de San Pablo) opens. 1936 – July 1936 military uprising in Seville. [11] 1950 – Population: 376,627. [10] 1959 – Seville Public Library established. 1979 – Luis Uruñuela becomes mayor. 1981 Regional Government of Andalusia headquartered in Seville. [citation needed] Population: 653,833. [10] 1983
Seville (/ s ə ˈ v ɪ l / sə-VIL; Spanish: Sevilla, pronounced ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula.
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n / eye-BEER-ee-ən), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the ...
The city of Seville and its suburbs were left in ruins. [11] The destruction caused by the Viking raiders terrified the people of al-Andalus. [11] Abd ar-Rahman ordered new measures to guard against further raids. [11] He established a naval arsenal (dar al-sina'a) in Seville and built walls around the city and other settlements. [3]
The Alcázar of Seville, officially called Royal Alcázar of Seville (Spanish: Real Alcázar de Sevilla or Reales Alcázares de Sevilla), [1] is a historic royal palace in Seville, Spain. It was formerly the site of the Islamic-era citadel of the city, begun in the 10th century and then developed into a larger palace complex by the Abbadid ...
The Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 (Spanish: Exposición iberoamericana de 1929; Portuguese: Exposição Ibero-Americana de 1929) was a world's fair held in Seville, Spain, from 9 May 1929 until 21 June 1930.
The Kingdom of Seville (Spanish: Reino de Sevilla) was a territorial jurisdiction of the Crown of Castile since 1248 until Javier de Burgos' provincial division of Spain in 1833. This was a "kingdom" ( "reino" ) in the second sense given by the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española : the Crown of Castile consisted of ...