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Timeline Of Seville
The following is a timeline of the History of Seville, history of the city of Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Prior to 18th century * 491 – Cathedral of Seville is built * 600 – Isidore of Seville becomes Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville, bishop. * 630 – Isidore of Seville compiles encyclopedia ''Etymologiae'' (approximate date). * 713 – Musa bin Nusayr in power. * 829 – Mosque built. * 844 – Viking raid on Seville (844), City raided by Vikings * 1023 – Abbadid Taifa of Seville established. * 1147 - Almohad Caliphate, Almohades take power. * 1181 – Alcázar of Seville, Alcázar (fort) construction begins. * 1198 – Giralda, Minaret built. * 1247 – Siege of Seville begins. * 1248 – Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile under Ferdinand III of Castile, Ferdinand III. * 1252 – Seville Shipyard built. * 1477 – Global spread of the printing press, Printing press in use. * 1503 – Casa de Contratación (trade agency) established. * 1505 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Seville
Seville has been one of the most important cities in the Iberian Peninsula since ancient times; the first settlers of the site have been identified with the Tartessian culture. The destruction of their settlement is attributed to the Carthaginians, giving way to the emergence of the Roman city of Hispalis, built very near the Roman colony of Itálica (now Santiponce), which was only 9 km northwest of present-day Seville. Itálica, the birthplace of the Roman emperors Trajan and Hadrian, was founded in 206–205 BC. Itálica is well preserved and gives an impression of how Hispalis may have looked in the later Roman period. Its ruins are now an important tourist attraction. Under the rule of the Visigothic Kingdom, Hispalis housed the royal court on some occasions. In al-Andalus (Muslim Spain) the city was first the seat of a ''kūra'' (Spanish: ''cora''), or territory, of the Caliphate of Córdoba, then made capital of the Taifa of Seville (Arabic: طائفة أشبيلي ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
