Castilleja de la Cuesta
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  Castilleja de la Cuesta Location in Spain and in Andalusia.  Castilleja de la Cuesta Castilleja de la Cuesta (Andalusia) | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′N 6°03′W / 37.383°N 6.050°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Seville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | María Carmen Herrera Coronil (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Population (2023)[3] | |
• Total | 17,167 |
| • Density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.castillejadelacuesta.es |
Castilleja de la Cuesta is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Castilleja de la Cuesta has a local specialty, the "torta de aceite".[4] This is a thin, crisp baked good made with olive oil and a hint of anise.[4] They are eaten throughout Spain and exported to many countries.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Hernán Cortés — Died here on December 2, 1547.[6] His body is interned in the Templo de Jesús of the Hospital de Jesús Nazareno in Mexico City.
- Eduardo Cansino Sr. — Born here, father of actress Rita Hayworth.[7]
- Miguel Ángel Llera — Born here, footballer and football manager who played for Scunthorpe United.[8]
- Pepe Luis Vázquez Garcés — Died here on 19 May 2013, bullfighter and later bull breeder.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "El PSOE saca tres ediles más y consigue la mayoría absoluta en Castilleja de la Cuesta". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ a b "E.T.G. Tortas de Aceite de Castilleja de la Cuesta". www.mapa.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Tortas de aceite: de Castilleja de la Cuesta a la despensa global". Traveler (in European Spanish). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Hugh (7 April 1995). Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico. Simon and Schuster. p. 600. ISBN 978-0-671-51104-3. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Iconic Bodies/Exotic Pinups: The Mystique of Rita Hayworth and Zarah Leander" (PDF). www.atiner.gr. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Miguel Ángel Llera, el español cuyo 'invento' usan en el City, el Leicester, el Arsenal..." Marca (in Spanish). 6 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Lorca, Antonio (20 May 2013). "Muere Pepe Luis Vázquez, la armonía, la belleza y la gloria del arte del toreo". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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