Carrión de los Céspedes
Village belonging to the Aljarafe district, located in the western part of the province, at the border with the province of Huelva. Its landscape consists of farmland used to cultivate olive trees, cereals and herbaceous crops. Its most important monuments are the Church of San Martín and the Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Consolación.
History
It seems that the origins of the village go back to an old Arab farmstead. The Christian conquest was undertaken by Alfonso X, who granted the village, the called Carrión de los Ajos, to the Order of Calatrava.In 1575 Philip II authorised its sale to Gonzalo de Céspedes.
In 1669 Charles II named Juan de Céspedes Marqués de Carrión, and gave him civil and ecclesiastical jurisdiction. From that time onwards the village was called Carrión de los Céspedes.
In 1812 the village supported the Spanish constitution, and in recompense it received the title of Constitutional Town Council..
Carrión de los Céspedes
Municipio
Carrión de los Céspedes
Tourist area
Distance to the capital (km)
36
Altitude above sea level (m)
99
Extension (Km 2 )
6
No. of Inhabitants
2271
Demonym
Carrioneros
Postal Code
41820
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