Benacazón is a city located in the ''comarca'' of Aljarafe, in the

province of Seville The Province of Seville ( es, Sevilla) is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga, Cádiz in the south, Huelva in the west, Badajoz in the north and C ...

, southern

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Main sights

*Hermitage of Castilleja de Talhara, built in the 14th century, one of the most important

Mudéjar Mudéjar ( , also , , ca, mudèjar , ; from ar, مدجن, mudajjan, subjugated; tamed; domesticated) refers to the group of Muslims who remained in Iberia in the late medieval period despite the Christian reconquest. It is also a term for ...

churches in the Aljarafe. *Hermitage of Gelo, also in Mudéjar style. It has a nave and two aisles, and is in brickwork construction. *Parish church of Santa Maria de las Nieves (17th century).

Festivals

During the ''patronal'' festival in honour of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, on 5 August, the ''toro de fuego'' (literally, "fire bull") run through the streets of the city: a man dressed up as a bull, covered with sparklerson the back and horns, chases the people until it eventually explodes.Archived a
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References

External links

- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía Municipalities of the Province of Seville {{Andalusia-geo-stub