History

El Viso del Alcor is located on the left bank of the River Guadalquivir, on one of the slopes of Los Alcores mountains, with a population of around 20,000.

Its fertile land, with abundant waters that run through the area towards the plain, and the sedimentary terrain were the main reasons people have settled here since the Palaeolithic. The first settlements appeared in the Neolithic between the years 4,000 and 2,000 BC.

In the time of Al-Andalus it became even more important. Alcor was founded then.
Until the Christian repopulation at the end of the 13th century, other cultures lived in this land, such as the Romans, Visigoths and Muslims. There are remains of these cultures, like the sites of Estación, Alcaudete, La Alunada and El Moscoso.
Later on it became independent from Carmona and had its own town hall.
In 1496 it became part of the estate of the first Count of Castellar until the 1812 Constitution was created and the manorial system was dissolved.

Throughout the 19th century, an incipient agrarian bourgeoisie appeared in El Viso, which ended up monopolising the political and economic power and showing their wealth by building splendid mansions in the town centre.

The town has been called EL VISO DEL ALCOR since the mid-17th century, and its coat of arms was approved in 1975. It has an azure strip with a golden Blessed Virgin monogram, a gules strip with a silver Mercy Cross, and a royal crown on top.