De Mentesa a la destrucción de 711 Historical milestone · La Guardia de Jaén, Área Metropolitana de Jaén, Jaén Image of La Guardia de Jaén, not of the place itself. A privileged municipality in Roman times and a Visigothic episcopal see that minted coinage under kings such as Suintila, it was destroyed in the year 711 during the Muslim conquest. 711 Photo: Covi (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in La Guardia de Jaén