History in Sevilla

Introduction

When looking at the past of Sevilla you will find it translates back to the 9th century BC, this was by relatively small groups of tribes. This was later changed by the Carthaginians who took over and settled their people there though the familar faces of the Romans soon put a stop to it not to mention the Punic war where the town was completely destroyed.

The Romans settled down all around Andalucia, the nearby town Italica became of great importance and soon beame a foundation of growth with the construction of many new facilities. Rome was to fall in the 5th century and was taken over by Visigoths who managed to keep everything quite peaceful.

The Visigoths managed to hold onto power until 712AD where as it was the turn of the Moors to get involved and that they did the name of the town was then turned into Isbilya, for the first couple of centuries of the Moors occupation peace wasnt in the air as several tribes were causing warefares. Later it was the Normans who placed their attack, in 1035 the fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba and this allowed smaller kingdoms to find their roots.

The Almoravids managed to gain control during 1091 onwards, their religious views rubbed the local populations a whole lot, from there many conflict began between the forces in charge. Soon Fernando the III took over control of Sevilla, Fernando ruled until his passing in 1252 though events were about to set off which werent good for the city of Sevilla and the earthquake in 1356 which caused significant damage to most of the town.

After the reconstruction of all the buildings and the reconquesta there were a flood of jewish immigrants who soon grew to become a big part of Sevillas population and their influence is present till this day, It wasnt long afterwards that the Cathedral was constructed and this brought about one of the finest gothic structures around with it taking over a century to create.

Over the next three hundred years a supply of gold from the discovery of the Americas made it one of the most profitable locations in Spain, this kind of profit allowed many significant buildings to be constructed such as the university of Sevilla. Due to the Bourbons and Habsburg dynasty Spain was led into many wars which left them in a bad economical situation.

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