Coronil, El

Municipality located in the Campiña district, between Morón de la Frontera and Utrera, in the foothills of the Sierra de Cádiz, in the midst of a landscape of gently rolling fields used to cultivate cereals and olives. The layout of the village resembles that of the "white villages', and it has some interesting monuments, including the Castle of the Aguzaderas, the castle of El Coronil, the Church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios and the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Consolación.

In the surroundings of the Villa is the Dehesa de Pilares, place where people from El Coronil celebrate their pilgrimage in a rural environment; recreational and entertainment space, renowned for its ancient oak forests and the flora and fauna tipycal of the area.

History

The first settlements date back to prehistoric times. The oldest known remains date back to the Copper and Bronze Ages.
The remains of a Celt and Iberian town called Salpensa have also been found in the AREA, along with traces of the Tartessian city of Callet or Calla.
Under the Roman domination Salpensa was entitled to coin its own currency, as evidenced by the discovery of coins bearing the inscription Salpensa on their back side.
The present-day inhabitants descend from 45 families who settled in the village, under the leadership of Ruy Pérez de Esquivel and with the authorisation of the king Juan I. The village belonged to the domain of the Esquivel family, governors of Andalusia and owners of the castle of Aguzaderas, which later passed over to the estate of the Medinaceli family.
The castle of Aguazaderas was given by the Medinaceli family to the Town Council.

Eminent citizens
Antonio Miguel Bernal Rodríguez, historian.