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Lucena ( Spanish pronunciation: [luˈθena]) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia . It is the second-most populated municipality in the province. A major Jewish centre from the 9th to the 12th centuries, Lucena was remarked for having a Jewish-majority population.
Lucena es una ciudad y un municipio español de la provincia de Córdoba, Andalucía. El municipio tiene una superficie de 352.05 km². 2 Se encuentra situada a una altitud de 487 metros y a 67 kilómetros de la capital de provincia, Córdoba. Por su pasado judío también es conocida como "Perla de Sefarad ".
In 1728 Lucena took legal action in order to free itself from the control of the Cordoba-based Fernandez family; the proceedings were lengthy and finally won by the town in 1770. In the 19th century, Lucena played an important role in the War of Independence. Eminent citizens Francisco Hurtado Izquierdo, architect.
Lucena. The second, most populated city in the province of Cordoba. It offers to the visitor numerous incentives, from its history and heritage, to its impressive surroundings. In Lucena we find the Gothic-Renaissance church of San Mateo, from the 15th-16th centuries, with one of the most beautiful Baroque sacrariums in Andalusia.
Descubre la ciudad de Lucena, ubicada al sur de Córdoba, con un rico patrimonio histórico y artístico de un importante pasado judío, árabe y cristiano. Consulta la agenda de actividades, visita la necrópolis judía y el Alfar Romano, y disfruta de la cultura y la gastronomía de la Subbética.
Lucena is on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route, which starts in Malaga. This is a Mozarabic route from the time of Al-Andalus. The Christians of that period, the Mozarabs, passed through Lucena on their pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Lucena is the second most populous city in the province of Cordoba.
Feb 28, 2022 · The Convent of San Juan de Dios is located at Calle de la Calzada, 16. It is the third convent of the Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios and was founded in 1565 by Frutos de San Pedro, a brother from the same order in Granada. In the 18th century a son of Lucena became the head of the order and had the convent enriched.
