May
08
/ 2021
Over the course of its history, Seville has been surrounded by walls. Starting out in Roman times, they have been continually reformed and rebuilt, expanding as the city grew over time. If you visit Seville you can still see vestiges of these ancient fortifications as you explore the city. The few segments that remain today date back to the Moorish Almoravid era. Much like the history of Seville, and the entire area that was once Al-Andalus, the walls of Seville can help us to understand the 800-year-long era of Muslim rule of the Iberian Peninsula and the so-called Christian Reconquista, or Reconquest, of Spain. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"85952","attributes":{"alt":"View of the walls of Seville in 1585","class":"media-image","height":"386","style":"width: 610px; height: 386px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] View of the walls of
