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Medina sidonia History - Cadiz Spain
Medina sidonia History - CadizMedina sidonia History
History
Historically speaking, the town of Medina Sidonia
is one of the richest in the province of Cadiz, having been a meeting
point for a variety of different civilisations.
Remains such as the caves which run from El Berrueco to La Sierra
de la Momia, culminating in El Tajo de las Figuras (Benalup) and
the “Venus of Fertility” ("Venus de la Fecundidad")
prove that the area was inhabited in prehistoric times. According
to Estrabón, it was once Tartessian territory. The Phoenicians
called it Bulla Assido, while for the Romans it was Asido Caesarina.
With the arrival of the Visigoths it became the head of a bishopric.
The Moslems made the town the capital of Saduna, a large territory
which played an important part in Al-Andalus (the name given to
Moslem-occupied Spain) until it was destroyed by the Normans in
the middle of the 9th century.
The Christian conquest of Medina Sidonia took place
in 1264, when the town was captured by Alfonso X’s troops.
From the 15th century until the time of the Cortes de Cádiz
(Government assemblies), it belonged to the estate of the Guzman
family.