Castilleja De La Cuesta
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". This is a thin, crisp baked good made with olive oil and a hint of anise. They are eaten throughout Spain and exported to many countries.
Notable people
- Hernán Cortés — Died here on December 2, 1547. 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.
- Miguel Ángel Llera — Born here, footballer and football manager who played for Scunthorpe United.
- Pepe Luis Vázquez Garcés — Died here on 19 May 2013, bullfighter and later bull breeder.
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Lorca, Antonio (20 May 2013). "Muere Pepe Luis Vázquez, la armonía, la belleza y la gloria del arte del toreo". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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