Andújar
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History
In Iberian times it was called Iliturgi.
During Roman times it was called Andura. It became involved in the Punic Wars. It was besieged by Asdrubal, Megon and Ampilcar and liberated by the Scipions. From this important period in the history of Andujar, only a few remains of the wall are left in the place called the Old Andujar and the 13 arched bridge over the Guadalquivir river.
During the al-Andalus period it was called Alturia.
The Christian re-conquest was carried out by King Alfonso VII in 1155. Soon afterwards, it would fall into Muslim hands again. In the year 1224, King Fernando III finally conquered it again with the help of the moorish king of Baeza. In 1373,
King Juan I gave it to the Armenian King Leon V, but at his death, it returned to the crown.
In 1467, King Enrique IV granted it its Village charter.
Napoleonic soldiers looted the village in 1808. The surrender after the Battle of Bailen took place in the Palace of Condes de Gracia Real.
In 1823 the Duke of Angulema, general of Napoleon"s army, passed the Bylaws of Andujar in an attempt to stop the tremendous anti-liberal repression brought about by the absolutists after taking power.
In 1835 the first Andalusian Central Government Assembly was built in Andujar. In this way, it became the head of the "assembly movement" and pioneered andalusian autonomy.
Eminent citizens
Brother Alonso Ruiz Navarro.
Brother Gómez de San Luis.
Juan Acosta.
Antonio Alcalá Venceslada, writer.
