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What to see and do in Guadalcanal

What to see and do in Guadalcanal (Sierra Norte, Seville): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 3 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal
Village
Conquered in 1241 by Rodrigo Íñiguez, master of the Order of Santiago, Guadalcanal belonged to Extremadura until Javier de Burgos's provincial reorganization, which incorporated it into the province of Seville in 1833.
Minas de Pozo Rico
Historical milestone
The Pozo Rico silver mines, opened in 1555 and worked among others by the Fugger family, reached a depth of 198 meters in 1568 and housed Europe's first industrial-scale amalgamation facility.
El origen sevillano de la isla de Guadalcanal
Curiosity
Pedro de Ortega Valencia, a native of this town and an officer on Álvaro de Mendaña's Pacific expedition (1567-1569), gave the name of his hometown to Guadalcanal island, in the Solomon Islands, later the scene of a famous battle of the Second World War.
Iglesia de Santa Ana (Guadalcanal)
Monument
Mudejar temple erected between the late 15th and early 16th centuries, declared a monumento histórico-artístico in 1979.
La Almona de Guadalcanal
Monument
Civil structure dating from 1307, considered the oldest of its kind in the region.
Parroquia de Santa María de la Asunción (Guadalcanal)
Monument
Gothic-Mudejar church with a Latin-cross plan located on the Plaza de España.
Romería de la Virgen de Guaditoca
Activity
Pilgrimage to the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Guaditoca, with an outward and a return procession.
El vino de Guadalcanal en Cervantes
Curiosity
The wine of Guadalcanal is mentioned by Miguel de Cervantes in his exemplary novel Rinconete y Cortadillo.
Primer repetidor de RTVE en Andalucía
Curiosity
On a 953-metre hill within the boundaries of Guadalcanal, RTVE's first television relay station in Andalusia was installed.