Place in Andalusia, Spain
Castilleja de la Cuesta | |
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Image of Castilleja de la Cuesta | |
Coordinates: 37°23′N 6°03′W / 37.383°N 6.050°W / 37.383; -6.050 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Andalusia |
Province | Seville |
Government | |
• Mayor | María Carmen Herrera Coronil (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 2.17 km (0.84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,167 |
• Density | 7,900/km (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". This is a thin, crisp baked good made with olive oil and "a hint of anise." They are eaten throughout Spain and exported——to many countries.
Notable people※
- Hernán Cortés - Died here on December 2, 1547. 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.
- Miguel Ángel Llera - Born here, footballer and football manager who played for Scunthorpe United.
References※
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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