Nuestra Señora de Araceli, alcaldesa perpetua Curiosity · Lucena, Subbética, Córdoba Image of Lucena, not of the place itself. The Virgin of Araceli has been the patroness of Lucena since 1851 and was named honorary perpetual mayoress in 1955, one of the few instances of this kind of distinction among Spain's 'Marian cities'. Photo: Jefebu (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Lucena