page_title: Alcalá de Guadaíra
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Alcalá de Guadaíra / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Mozarabic stronghold at the spanish village Alcalá de Guadaíra in the province of Seville. Español: Fortaleza mozárabe en el pueblo español Alcalá de Guadaíra en la provincia de Sevilla. See also: Castles in Spain.
context_page_description: Alcalá de Guadaíra is a town located approximately 17 km southeast of Seville, Spain; in recent years the expansion of Seville has meant that Alcalá has become a suburb of that city. Alcalá used to be known as Alcalá de los Panaderos because it provided most of Seville's bread. The town is located on the banks of the Guadaíra River, and watermills built during the Moorish period of Spain can still be found in the area.
context_section_description: Irippo, the main Turdetan city in the Guadaíra basin, was located in Mesa de Gandul (Alcalá de Guadaíra), and minted its own coin in Roman times. The site of Alcalá was taken by Muslim forces in the 8th century and their name has held to modern times. The toponym Alcalá, from the Arabic القلعة al-qalʿa for fortification or citadel, is shared by many places throughout Spain.
  Alcalá de Guadaíra was under the domination of multiple Muslim kingdoms from the Umayyad Caliphate in 756 to the fall of the Almohads in 1244. It was the Almohads who built extensive fortifications on a promontory overlooking the river. These fortifications continue to dominate the south-west side of the town.  In 1244, Alcalá de Guadaíra was captured by Ferdinand III of Castile who was responsible for the refurbishing of the castle and town fortifications, which were subsequently used as a royal prison with a military presence.  Following Ferdinand's death it fell into disrepair and ceased to be a prison or military barracks.
  Alcalá was home to a small but important Jewish community. In December, 1390, Archdeacon Ferand Martinez led a mob that razed the synagogue to the ground. The members of the Jewish community were soon after put to the sword.
  This town was the birthplace of Leandro José de Flores (1776–1839), priest and historian.
caption: Towers of the city's fortress
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