SEVILLA, an old province of Spain, included in the great territorial division of Andalucia, is bounded N. by Estremadum, W. by Portugal, S.W. and S. by the Atlantic Ocean, 11 by the province of Granada, and N.E. by the province of Cordova. It is situated between 36' 4' and 38' 13' N. lat., 4° 20' and 7' 18' W. long. The greatest length from north to south is about 150 miles; from east to west, about 180 miles. The area is 8989 square miles. The population in 1849 was 031,908. It is now divided into the three following modern provinces : A general description of the provinces comprised in Andalucia is given under that head. [Arestvces The modern province of Sevilla occupies the inland portion of the old province; Cadiz occu pies the portion adjacent to the coast south of the [estuary of the Guadalquivir ; Huelva tho portion adjacent to the coast north of that 'estuary. Seville is flat in the centre, billy in the south, and moun tainous In the north. Cadiz Is entirely hilly and mountainous. Huelva le flat end swampy on the south, but rises into the mountain ridges of the Sierra Monne on the north-west.
Tama—The city of Sevilla is the capital of the province.
(Szvni.s.1 Aleala de Owulaira, 7 miles S.E. from Sevilla, contains an old Moorish castle, and has an extensive trade in grain. Popu lation, 6700. Algeciras, in the province of Cadiz, a well-built arm port town on the wept side of the Bay of Gibraltar, is 6 miles from Gibraltar by water, and 14 miles by land round the head of the bay. The population in 1845 was 11,077. The houses are low, but very clean and white, and the balconies and lattices of the windows, painted greets, have a very pretty effect. The town contains a military hos pital of the first clue, and is defended by a battery called the Finite de Santiago. Asieguera, 45 miles W.S.W. from the city of Granada, to which province it belongs, is situated near the eastern boundary of the province of Sevilla. It stands in a fine plain, near the south bank of the Guadaljorce, and contains six churches and several charitable institutions, and had In 1845 a population of 17,030. It is chiefly an agricultural town, but has manufactures of baize, paper, silk, and cotton. A raceme', in the province of Huelva, 60 miles N.W. from Sevilla, lies in a hollow among mountains. An eminence crowned by a ruined castle overlooks the town on the south, woody elopes overhang it on all sides, and the craggy ridgee of the Sierra Alorena rise high above at no great distance. The town is remarkably clean, and contains three churches. The population in 1845 was 4370. Ageasonte, in the province of Huelva, 27 miles W. by S. from Huelva, is situated on the slope of a lofty bill, at the point where the river Guadiana enters the sea. It ie a fortified town, opposite to Castro Marin in Portugal. It contains two churches, and had in 1845 a popu lation of 6500. It has a small fishing port, and has some manufactures of soap and coarse osrthenware.
Cadiz is the capital of the province of Cadiz. [Cadiz.] earesorra, in the province of Sevilla, 16 miles E.N.E. from the city, occupies the brow of a lofty hill overlooking a wide and uncul tivated plain. It is inclosed by old Moorish walla, which, on the eastern side especially, are flanked by numerous square towers of exceedingly massive structure. It contains a ruined fortress and a church with a remarkable tower; and had in 1845 a population of 13,072. In the time of the Moors this town was considered the key of Sevilla, and sustained a long siege previous to the capture of that city by the Christiana Constantino, in the province of Sevilla, 40 miles N.N.W. from the city, half encircles a steep isolated eminence, on which the castle is erected. The town consists mainly of one long street, and contained in 1845 a population of 6986. During the Peninsular War the castle was repaired and strengthened by the French, and was held by them as an important post in the line of communication between Andalucia and Extremadura. Ecija, in the province of Sevilla, 45 miles E. by N. from the city, stands on the left bank of the Jenil, on the high road from Cordova to Sevilla, in a fine plain, which produces abundance of corn and olives. The town contains several churches and hospitals, and has a beautiful alameda (public walk) on the bank of the Jenil, planted with trees and adorned with fountains and statues. There are manufactures of coarse woollens, linens, and leather. The population in 1845 was 28,370. It was named Colonia Augusta Firma by the Romans, and several Roman inscriptions and other antiquities have been found. Jfuelra, capital of the pro vince of Huelva, 65 miles W. by S. from Sevilla, occupies the lower part of a declivity at the mouth of the Rio Odiel, and at the head of a shallow restuary formed by the discharge of the Rio Odiel and Rio Tinto into the Atlantic Oceau. The population in 1845 was 7173. Jeres, the modern Spanish spelling of Xeres. Manzanillo, in the pro vince of Huelva, 30 miles W. from Sevilla, is situated in a plain which produces abundance of wheat, maize, and olives. Population, 2038. Moguer, in the province of Huelva, 12 milra E. from that town, stands on the left bank of the Rio Tinto, on the slope of a ridge which bounds the valley on the south. The town consists of a few long streets diverging from a common centre, and it has a small port. The population in 1845 was 6592. The old Franciscan convent in which
Columbus was hospitably entertained and assisted by the prior in 1484, is preserved as a national monument. From 3000 to 4000 butts of wino are produced in the district and shipped to Xerea to be used in the manufacture of sherry. Osuna, in the province of Sevilla, 40 miles E.S.E. from the city, stands on the declivity of a bill crowned by a castle. It is a handsome town of semicircular form, containing 3 or 4 churches, 4 hospitals, 2 barracks, arida population of 17,556. It had a university which was abolished in 1824. There are some fine promenades in tho vicinity. The extensive plain in front of the town is exceedingly fertile, and produces large quantities of grain, chiefly barley, olives, almonds, capers, the esparto rush, and some inferior wine. Palos, in the province of Huelva, 10 miles K from Huelva, a small town with a small port on the textuary of the Rio Tinto, is distinguished as the place whence Columbus sailed on his first voyage of discovery, Aug. 3, 1492. The town contains about 1000 inhabitants. Puerto de Santa Maria, commonly called El Puerto (the Port), in the province of Cadiz, 6 miles N.E. from that city, is a large seaport-town, at the month of the Rio Guadalete, just outside the Bay of Cadiz. The mouth of the river forms the harbour, and a bar at the mouth prevents the entrance of large vessels. The Cello Large is a handsome street about a mile in length, but the rest of the streets are narrow and badly paved. The population in 1895 was 17,930. Steamers ply regularly between this port and Cadiz, and it supplies Cadiz with most of the water required for drinking. The Bodegna, or wino-stores, are lofty buildings with very thick walls, lit by narrow apertures. The thickness of the walls is in order to secure an even temperature for the wines, which are stored in long ranges of casks piled over each other tier above tier. Puerto Real, iu the province of Cadiz, 5 miles E. from that city, is a 'clean seaport-town of well-built houses with flat roofs. It Loa a spacious market-place surrounded by stone arcades. It has a small port in the Bay of Cadiz, with a good pier and wharfs. It has manufactures of leather, and exports asl t. Population, 3871. San Lucar de Barrarneda, in tho province of Cadiz, 15 miles N. from that city, is a seaport-town at the mouth of the Guadalquivir, on the southern shore. The town stands on a narrow flat bordering the river, and partly on a rising bank which overlooks it, the houses of the upper town rising above each other in terraces, and presenting a very picturesque appearance. An old Moorish castle crowns the brow of the hill. It contains 3 churches, 4 hospitals, and the buildings of several suppressed monasteries. The population is about 17,000. San Lucar exports wine, brandy, oil, and fruits, but its commerce is very small compared with what it was formerly. Tarifa, in the province of Cadiz, 55 miles S.E. from that city, stands on tho most southern point of Spain, on the Strait of Gibraltar. It is divided by a ravine traversed by a periodical torrent, which entering from the east passes out at the west end. The town is .surrounded by walls, and the houses are strongly built, standing on terraces which rise above each other from each side of the ravine. Where the torrent passes out two massive structures form part of the walls, whence a sandy neck of land, and then a causeway, joins the town to an island, or rather promontory, about 2000 yards in circumference, with perpendicular sides. The town is also defended by an old castle, and has barracks, storehouses, tanneries, potteries, and a profitable anchovy, fishery. The population in 1845 was 8116. It was successfully defended by the British against an assault of the French troops under Victor and Laval, Dec. 30, 1811. Utrera, in the province of Sevilla, 18 miles S.S.E. from the city, a large and thriving town, principally inhabited by the wealthy landed proprietors and farmers, who cultivate the extensive corn-lands of the plains of Sevilla, and also manage the rich salt-marshes near the mouth of the Guadalquivir. These marshes feed great numbers of cattle, including the fine bulls for which Andalucia is celebrated. The town stands around a fortified inelosure, and has a Moorish castle. The streets are wide, and are kept clean by running streams. It contains a town hall, covered market, prison, hospitals, and some remarkable churches. It has manufactures of soap and leather. The population in 1845 was 12,712. Xeres (Jeres) de la Fran:era, in the province of Cadiz, 7 miles N.N.E. from Puerto de Santa Maria, and 11 miles E. by S. from Sau Lucar, is the town whence, by a corrupt pronunciation, the name Sherry is derived. The town is situated on an eminence about 2 miles north from the Guadalete. The streets of the old part of the town are narrow, ill-paved, and filthy; the modern part is tolerably well built. It contains 8 churches, one of which is collegiate, and 4 hospitals. It has an old fort, and there are remains of an old wall. The population in 1845 was 33,104. The finest Spanish wino is pro duced in the neighbourhood of Xeres. The bodegas, or wine stores, are similar to those at Puerto de Santa Maria. The annual produce of the Xeres district, together will those of Puerto de Santa Maria and San Luear, is about 95,000 butts, or about 10,000,000 gallons.