History

A number of Roman relics have been found in the village and some researchers maintain that the settlement of Detumo (referred to by others as Decuma) must have stood opposite Posadas.

Both stages of mediaeval history -Moslem and Christian- have left their mark on the village.

The reconquest of this area is documented as occuring in 1240, and in 1254, Alfonso X granted Posadas its Village Charter. Subsequent Andalusian civil confrontations eventually decimated the village's population.

The village is believed to have been repopulated by inhabitants of Hornachuelos. The Marquis of Guadalcazar was also the Count of Posadas, aristocratic control of which later fell first into the hands of the house of the Count of Casa-Palma and, subsequently, the house of Polentinos.

Eminent citizens

Martinez Benavides, stockbreeder.
Luis de Cordoba, flamenco singer.