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Information about Sevilla
The descendants of the Tartessians established a city called Hispalis, which is now known as Seville. In 206 BC the Second Punic War began and Scipio reached Seville and defeated Asdrubal then established the city of Italica, the birthplace of the Roman emperors Hadrian and Trajan. The Romans Italica fell in favour of Hispalis, the Roman Seville. 
The city experienced a period of expansion and growth and a walled fortress was built. Currently all that remains is the Arco de la Macarena and the Postigo del Aceite .
The Hispalis later moved between Cesar and Pompey who engaged in the battle of Munda in 43 BC between Osuna and Estepa and the Osuna emerged as victor. Thereafter, Hispalis became a Roman colony with the right of Roman citizenship. Remains of Roman civilization can be seen in the city’s Museo Arqueológico.
Hispalis was the true political, economic and administrative centre of the southern Iberian Peninsula. During the 4th century Christianity was legalised and in the 5th and 6th centuries the Suevo and Visigothic invasions occurred. The arrival of the Muslims in 711 however caused a radical transformation in the whole Peninsula, especially in the south, which they occupied the longest. The Arabic name for Seville was Isbilia. Isbillia blossomed with its new Arabic and Andalusian cultural mix. Jews, Christians and various Arab ethnic groups lived together in harmony.
The 12th century saw a flourishing economy, population growth, and extensive building projects. One splendid example of this is the Giralda the minaret of the mosque. Ferdinand III re-conquered Isbilia in 1248 and expelled the Muslims and then the city was renamed Seville. In the 19th century between 1808 and 1812, Napoleon invaded and part of Seville’s artistic wealth was transported to France. Once the French had departed, Seville became immersed in the ups and downs of political life that were a feature of Spain for most of the century. To discover and enjoy Seville to it’s full, visit the Reales Alcázares or Moorish Palace. Go up to the mirador balcony at the top of La Giralda tower after seeing the second largest cathedral in the Christendom.
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