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What to see and do in Carrión de los Céspedes

What to see and do in Carrión de los Céspedes (Aljarafe, Seville): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

2 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Carrión de los Céspedes

Carrión de los Céspedes
Village
Granted to the Order of Calatrava in 1252 under the name Carrión de los Ajos, it was resettled in 1334. In 1576 Philip II sold its jurisdiction to the nobleman Gonzalo de Céspedes, whose descendant Juan Antonio received the title of marquis of Carrión de los Céspedes on 8 November 1679.
Carrión de los Céspedes, del ajo al linaje Céspedes
Village
Municipality of 2,647 inhabitants (INE 2025), at 88 m altitude and 36 km from Seville. Born as an Islamic hamlet, after Ferdinand III's conquest in 1248 the hamlet of Carrión was granted in the 1252 land distribution to the Military Order of Calatrava, becoming known as Carrión de los Ajos; in 1576 Philip II sold its jurisdiction to the nobleman Gonzalo de Céspedes, whose lineage gave the municipality its current name.
Banda de música de Carrión de los Céspedes
Curiosity
The local music band has a documented origin in 1806, placing it among the oldest processional music groups in Spain.
Iglesia de San Martín de Carrión de los Céspedes
Monument
Temple in Mudejar style built in the late 15th century, with three naves and a Mudejar wooden roof, which received a neoclassical oval dome following renovations after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Consolación
Monument
Hermitage built in the 13th century, considered the spiritual centre of the municipality, remodelled in the 18th century after suffering damage from the Lisbon earthquake.
De Carrión de los Ajos a Carrión de los Céspedes
Historical milestone
The hamlet was granted in 1252 to the Order of Calatrava under the name Carrión de los Ajos and officially resettled in 1334. In 1576 Philip II sold the jurisdictional rights to Gonzalo de Céspedes, whose lineage gave the village its definitive name; in 1679 Juan Antonio de Céspedes y Lasso de la Vega received the title of marquis.