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Osuna,
Sevilla
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The origins of the town stretch
back to the year 1000 BC, as can be seen by the great
number of remains from each historical period. Osuna
got its name from the Turdetans, an Iberian tribute
which called it Urso; several objects remain from this
period, such as the "Bull of Osuna" and the "Relief’s
of Osuna" (these latter showing a Roman Influence).
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When Pompey made his last
unsuccessful stand against Caesar in Osuna, the city
fell into his rival's hands, and Caesar gave it the
status of a colony (Colonia Genetiva Iulia), the
importance of which is suggested by the laws found in
the "Osuna Bronzes". |
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We know very little about the
Visigothic period, and the subsequent Moorish rule.
All that remains of the period of the almohad rule are
a few sections of the ramparts and a tower, the Torre
del Agua.
King Ferdinand III (the Saint)
conquered the town in 1239. In 1264, King Alfonso X
granted Osuna to the Order of Calatrava (or which it
was a major encomienda or concession). |
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In 1460, while the Master of the
Order was Pedro Giron, the town was traded fro
Fuenteovejuna and Belmez, as a result of which it
became the seat of the Counts of Ureña. In 1562 the
5th Count of Ureña was made 1st Duke of Osuna, and
from then on Osuna became the Andalusian capital of
the domains of the Tellez Giron family, who were the
founders of the Collegiate Church and the University
in the 16th century. |
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The Giron family, with their many
religious foundations, did much to make the urban
landscape of Osuna what it is today, with its mixture
of convents and churches, lordly palaces and manors,
overlooked by the cliff on which stands the Collegiate
Church, the University and the remains of the ducal
palace. |
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