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Sevilla. Guadalquivir River. Sevilla. Andalucía. 45 B.C.: City captured by Julius Caesar from c eltíberos 711 – 1248: Moslem / Arab speaking 1248: Conquered by San Fernando (III), Rey de España 1402: Cathedral begun 1600-1800: Sevilla, most important Spanish city
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Guadalquivir River Sevilla Andalucía
45 B.C.: City captured by Julius Caesar from celtíberos 711 – 1248: Moslem / Arab speaking 1248: Conquered by San Fernando (III), Rey de España 1402: Cathedral begun 1600-1800: Sevilla, most important Spanish city Port city on Guadalquivir River 2003: pop. 702,000 Birthplace of Velázquez
Catedral de Sevilla: 4th largest in world; 13th century; tower = Moslem minaret
La Giralda: minaret from Moslem mosque: 1198 130 meters high 1356: weathervane replaced Moslem top
Moslem “Torre de Oro”; customs house Río Guadalquivir
Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Macarena Sevilla’s “Black Virgin”
Semana Santa Hermandad de penitentes