Gines

Locality near Sevilla belonging to the Aljarafe district, converted in the past few years into a residential suburb of the city. Its most important monuments are the Hermitage of Santa Rosalía, the church of the Virgen de Belén, the estate Hacienda del Santo Ángel and the Palace of the Condes de Gines.

History

Its origins seem to be linked to Abgena.
Under the Roman domination, at the time of Julius Cesar, it was called Vergeliun Iulii Genitoris. At one point it was an important urban centre.
Druing the period of Al-Andalus it was a farmstead called Genis Lavit.
Alphonso X called it Camero, but the name was never popular. The town was later called Xines, name which eventually became Gines.
From the 14th century on it belonged to the Zúñiga famioy. In the 16th century it passed into the estate of the Guzman family, and was under their jurisdiction until the abolition of feudal domains in the 19th century.

Eminent citizens
Narciso Heredia.