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What to see and do in El Cerro de Andévalo

What to see and do in El Cerro de Andévalo (El Andévalo, Huelva): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 4 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in El Cerro de Andévalo

El Cerro de Andévalo
Village
Town that took its present name in 1916, with a notable religious heritage and a mining past in manganese, copper and pyrite in the Montes de San Benito.
Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia de El Cerro de Andévalo
Monument
16th-century Renaissance church attributed to Hernán Ruiz, the architect of Seville's Giralda, with Baroque extensions between 1732 and 1788.
Conquista cristiana de El Cerro de Andévalo
Historical milestone
The territory was incorporated into the Crown of Castile in 1251 under Ferdinand III, as part of the Christian advance through the Andévalo.
Romería de San Benito
Curiosity
Pilgrimage (romería) on the first Sunday of May to the Ermita de San Benito, dating back to the 15th century, which according to local tradition commemorates resistance against a Portuguese invasion.
Ermita de la Trinidad de El Cerro de Andévalo
Monument
16th-century chapel built in two construction phases, restored in 1997 and converted into a cultural centre.
Ermita de la Virgen de los Dolores de El Cerro de Andévalo
Monument
Chapel from 1588, originally dedicated to San Sebastián and San Roque, attached to the cemetery since the 19th century; it preserves a bronze bell from 1550.
Cementerio histórico de El Cerro de Andévalo
Monument
Cemetery opened in 1837, home to the neo-Gothic-Mudéjar mausoleum of María Moreno Soriano (1916), the only surviving example of this style in the province of Huelva.
Fernando III entrega el Andévalo a Sevilla
Historical milestone
On 15 June 1251 Fernando III of Castile granted Seville possession of the Andévalo; Alfonso X confirmed these rights in 1253.
Despoblación y repoblación de El Cerro
Historical milestone
In 1387 El Cerro and La Nava are recorded as deserted; the area was resettled around 1427.
El Cerro pasa a llamarse El Cerro de Andévalo
Historical milestone
The municipality, known until then as "El Cerro", adopted its current name, "El Cerro de Andévalo", in 1916.