Castilleja de la Cuesta

Place in Andalusia, Spain

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37°23′N 6°03′W / 37.383°N 6.050°W / 37.383; -6.050CountrySpainAutonomous communityAndalusiaProvinceSevilleGovernment

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• MayorMaría Carmen Herrera Coronil (PSOE)Area

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• Total2.17 km² (0.84 sq mi)Elevation

96 m (315 ft)Population

(2023)^[3]

• Total17,167 • Density7,900/km² (20,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Websitewww.castillejadelacuesta.es

Castilleja de la Cuesta is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

Castilleja de la Cuesta has a local specialty, the "torta de aceite".^[4] This is a thin, crisp baked good made with olive oil and a hint of anise.^[4] They are eaten throughout Spain and exported to many countries.^[5]

Notable people

Hernán Cortés - Died here on December 2, 1547.^[6] His body is interned in the Templo de Jesús of the Hospital de Jesús Nazareno in Mexico City.
Eduardo Cansino Sr. - Born here, father of actress Rita Hayworth.^[7]
Miguel Ángel Llera - Born here, footballer and football manager who played for Scunthorpe United.^[8]

References

^ "El PSOE saca tres ediles más y consigue la mayoría absoluta en Castilleja de la Cuesta". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). 26 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "E.T.G. Tortas de Aceite de Castilleja de la Cuesta". www.mapa.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Tortas de aceite: de Castilleja de la Cuesta a la despensa global". Traveler (in European Spanish). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ Thomas, Hugh (7 April 1995). Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico. Simon and Schuster. p. 600. ISBN 978-0-671-51104-3. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Iconic Bodies/Exotic Pinups: The Mystique of Rita Hayworth and Zarah Leander" (PDF). www.atiner.gr. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Miguel Ángel Llera, el español cuyo 'invento' usan en el City, el Leicester, el Arsenal..." Marca (in Spanish). 6 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2024.