TRAVEL GUIDES DIRECTORY: CADIZ SPAIN SETENIL DE LAS BODEGAS

Setenil de las Bodegas, or Setenil for short, traces its roots and history more than 25,000 years ago, as evidenced by prehistoric relics found in the Cueva de la Pileta, outside of the town.

In the first century AD, evidence points to the Romans as being the occupants of the Setenil region. The Moors displaced the Romans in the seventh or eighth centuries. They built the fortress which has come to be called the Fortaleza del Castillo.

"Modern" Setenil began in the year 1484, during the Christian conquests, when the Muslims were removed from the region. The fortress was largely demolished at this time. The Marquis of Cádiz led the royal troops in this final battle against the Moors. The town name is supposedly derived from the Latin phrase "septem nihil," which means "seven times no," a possible reference to earlier invasions that were repelled by the townsfolk.

In 1501, Setenil de las Bodegas, is derived from the fact that huge warehouses ("bodegas") were constructed to store produce.

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