El marquesado de Villanueva del Ariscal Historical milestone · Villanueva del Ariscal, Aljarafe, Seville Image of Villanueva del Ariscal, not of the place itself. King Philip III created the marquisate of Villanueva del Ariscal in 1629, after Jorge de Portugal had bought the territory in 1537 for 9.2 million maravedís; in 1831 the town ceased to depend on the administration of the Order of Santiago and passed to ordinary jurisdiction. 1629 Photo: CarlosVdeHabsburgo (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Villanueva del Ariscal