2. • *Sanlúcar de Barrameda was founded by
the Tartessians.
*In the 8th century, the Normans entered
the city along the Guadalquivir river and
continued all the way to Seville.
• *Also important was the presence of the
Arabs, who called it Al Mars al-wadi,
which means "river port".
3. • The city was conquered by King Alfonso X in the
13th century. King Sancho IV gave it to Alonso
Pérez de Guzmán as a reward for his role in the
defence of Tarifa. During this time, Sanlúcar
enjoyed a great economic boom, as it was one of
the most important trading centres. It was later
proclaimed the seat of the Military Headquarters of
the Ocean Sea, and the Fleet of the Indies settled
there. The Pérez de Guzmán were lords of the city
until 1646, year when it was incorporated into the
Crown of Castile. It was then that a period of
decadence began, due to the decline in sea traffic.
4. • The city did not recover from
this until the 18th century, and
then it was thanks to Godoy, a
favourite of King Carlos IV.
5. • At the beginning of the 19th century,
the city became the capital of the
province of Cadiz, until the political
instabilities of 1808. In the second
half of the 19th century, agriculture
began to develop, with the
production of manzanilla sherry.
Nowadays, those wines hold the
Denomination of Origin Jerez-Xérès-
Sherry and Manzanilla from Sanlúcar
de Barrameda.
6. • its historic quarter, which has been
declared a Historic-Artistic site,
shows traces of the city's medieval
past, as well as whitewashed houses
with red tiled roofs. Here, the
buildings are covered with
multicoloured tiles, the window and
door-openings are framed and we
begin to see entrance halls in the
houses, as well as a preference for
gardens, flowers, and courtyards.
7. • its historic quarter, which has been
declared a Historic-Artistic site,
shows traces of the city's medieval
past, as well as whitewashed houses
with red tiled roofs. Here, the
buildings are covered with
multicoloured tiles, the window and
door-openings are framed and we
begin to see entrance halls in the
houses, as well as a preference for
gardens, flowers, and courtyards.