Sanlúcar la Mayor is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province of Seville
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, southern
Spain
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. The municipality is the location of the
Solucar Complex.
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count of Olivares was created
Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor
Duke of Sanlúcar la Mayor () is a hereditary title in the Spanish nobility, Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1625 by Philip IV of Spain, Philip IV to Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Gaspar de Guz ...
by
Philip IV. He wished to retain his inherited title and so became known as ''el conde-duque''.
See also
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List of municipalities in Seville
Province of Seville, Seville is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 106 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, Seville is the ...
References
Municipalities of the Province of Seville
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