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What to see and do in Salteras

What to see and do in Salteras (Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla, Seville): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Salteras

Salteras
Village
Heir to Roman Paesula, of which funerary cippi survive, Salteras was bought in 1641 by the count-duke of Olivares before passing to the House of Alba. Francisca Pérez-Cerpa, a local heroine of the Peninsular War, received a lifetime pension and the honorary rank of colonel from the Cortes of Cádiz until her death in 1815.
Salteras y la heroína de la Guerra de la Independencia
Historical milestone
During the Peninsular War, Francisca Pérez-Cerpa of Salteras armed and outfitted three of her seven children, selling all her possessions, including her cow, to pay for their enlistment. The Cortes of Cádiz granted her a lifetime pension and the honorary rank of colonel, which she held until her death in 1815. Salteras, known in Roman times as Paesula, received the title of villa from Ferdinand III after the Reconquista; in 1594 it had 355 households (tax-paying family units) subject to taxation.