Fuentes de Andalucía
Municipality belonging to the Campiña district, located between the Genil and Corbones rivers, in the midst of a landscape of fields of cereals, herbaceous plants and olive trees. The main architectural features of its houses, including brick baroque façades and balconies and big windows covered with bars, date back to the 18th century.
Its most important monuments are the Castillo de Monclova, the Church of Santa María de las Nieves, the Church of San José and the House of the Fernández Peñaranda family.
History
The archaeological sites discovered in the area, such as the one at Cerros de San Pedro, indicate that the presence of settlements since prehistoric times.
During the Roman domination it had a large population, and must have been an important urban centre. The most important remains from this period are the Cortijo del Notario, the Cortijo de la Fuente del Cabo and the village itself. The tartessian localitiy of Obucula was located in the surroundings.
It was conquered by the Christians in the 13th century. It belonged to Carmona until it became independent in the 14th century.
In the 16th century it achieved its maximum architectural splendour and for two centuries its importance continued to grow.
Eminent citizens
Manuel Sánchez del Arco, journalist.
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