Osuna facts for kids

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Municipality
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Osuna Location in Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Seville
Area
• Total	592.49 km2 (228.76 sq mi)
Elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	17,622
• Density	29.7423/km2 (77.0321/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ursaonense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	41640

Osuna (Spanish pronunciation: [oˈsuna]) is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2009^[update], it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School.

Osuna is built on a hill, overlooking the fertile plain watered by the Salado, a sub-tributary of the Guadalquivir.

History

The battle of Munda, the last battle won by Julius Caesar in person, was probably fought outside Osuna, halfway to Écija near La Lantejuela.

Osuna was taken from the Almohads in 1239, and given by Alphonso X to the Order of Calatrava in 1264. Don Pedro Girón appropriated it to himself in 1445. One of his descendants, Don Pedro Téllez, was the first holder of the title duke of Osuna, conferred on him by Philip II in 1562.

Among famous people associated with Osuna is Juan de Ayala, the commander of the first European ship to enter the San Francisco Bay in California.

Sights

On the top of the hill stands the collegiate church, dating from 1534 and containing interesting Spanish and early German paintings. These, however, as well as the sculptures over the portal, suffered considerably during the occupation of the place by the French under Marshal Soult. The vaults, which are supported by Moorish arches, contain the tombs of the Girón family, and the church was founded by Don Juan Téllez.

The university of Osuna, also founded by Don Juan Téllez in 1549, was suppressed in 1820.

See also

In Spanish: Osuna para niños