Carboneros
This little village is situated to the north of the province at the foot of the Sierra Morena Mountains, next to the Seville to Madrid motorway.
It is dominated by permanent pasture land, partly meadow-, where some herds have been installed, and is also rich in small game. The olive tree is the basic economic support of the municipality.
The Church of the Immaculate Conception, built in neoclassical style in the second half of the eighteenth century, is the leading exponent of the local architecture.
History
It was founded by King Carlos III, within the Plan of New Colonization Villages in Sierra Morena, plan which was implemented by his minister Olavide.
This village was the capital of the new villages. Most of the settlers were of German origin and they worked in the mines of the area. Its economy depended exclusively on the mines and this is the reason for the name of the village.
The village was the capital of the so called High Guadalquivir under the reign of Jose Bonaparte in 1809.
Queen Isabel II made it part of the province of Jaen in 1833.
San Juan de la Cruz lived for some time in a place called "Desierto de la Peñuela" where he wrote some of his works.
