Monuments

Luna Castle dates from century XIII and it was constructed on the rest of ribat Muslim of century XI. Around the castle it was constructed the first houses where they residian the population Hispanic-Muslim of Rabeta Route (border source), Arab name of the present Defeat. It has rectangular plant and five almenados towers. The Ponce of Leon used the castle as he calls to account and certainty is had of which in the year 1477 Kings Católicos visited the city and they stayed themselves in him. The construction of the castle attributes to D. Alonso to him Perez de Guzman “Guzman the Good one”, by year 1295 and consists of rectangular plant with its five almenados towers. This strength is everything a symbol for the roteños, proof of it is its presence in the shield of the villa. At the moment it is the seat of the Excmo. City council of Defeat.

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In September of 2002 the present Kings of Spain visited the Castle and the Parish of Ntra. Mrs. Of Or.

Parish Church "Ntra. Sra. de la O" is of century XVI and she sent to construct it to D. Rodrigo Ponce of Leon. In its interior we found a variety of styles, gothic, isabelino, plateresco and baroque. It is formed by a central ship of delayed gothic style with clear platerescas and ranacentistas tendencies, and of five added chapels. It honors the choir of century XVIII and the images of he himself carved by the jerezano D. Diego Roldán, the organ of century XVIII executed by D. Juan Debono, the trianera tiling of century XVIII, diverse statures of interest and numerous pieces of silver that compose the parochial treasure. This parochial temple lodges the two images with more devotion in Defeat than they are Ntro. Father Jesus Nazareno and the patron and mayoress of the Ntra villa. Mrs. of the Crowned Rosary.

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Merced Tower is only that is of which it was the old convent of the Favor, founded by D. Rodrigo Ponce of Leon in century XVIII. It was contracted in the 1600 and collapsed by a hurricane in 1722. It emphasizes the cupola had with shining white and blue tiles. .

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Arc of Rule is the old “Door of Chipiona” that still is conserved of the wall that surrounded the villa. She was also well-known like the “Door of the Meat” since in this place it was made the transaction of the meat and derivatives. The rest of the old wall of Defeat can find it next to the Sport Port in the Sherry Door.

Church " San Roque" located formerly to the outskirts of Defeat, was a small hermitage where the farmers went to say. It was built in the middle of century XVII and it consists of three separated ships by low and heavy columns. In his interior it lodges the image of San Roque that interyielded by the roteños in the days of misery and disease.

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Church of the "Caridad" also called Chapel of San Juan Baptist, is one of the most beautiful examples of the baroque style in the villa of Defeat. In its interior we can emphasize the altarpiece (Century XVIII), of the altar greater work of D. Diego Roldán. In center of the altarpiece the image of Ntra is located. Mrs. of the Dolores.

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Church of the "Carmen" is a building that dates from century XVIII and was denominated “House of the Cilla” since it was the place where the tithe was stored. Its plant rises around a central and rectangular patio that by means of claustro distributes the different ships. The use of the stone is singular, that in century XVIII was reduced to the covers, but that in Defeat are extended enough in the buildings of civil architecture of the time. In year 1969 the present church of the Carmen concluded in whom it emphasizes his simple form.

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History

Defeat, by its coastal situation has been crossing site of different cultures and civilizations like the one from the tartessos, Romans, Muslims and finally the Christian conquerors who gave the present name him.

King Sancho IV “Bravo” yielded the villa to D. Alonso Perez de Guzman “the Good one”, and later this one donates like wedding present to its daughter Isabel, contracting marriage with D. Fernán Ponce of Leon, Master of Alcántara and first Mr. of Marchena.

In 1780 the Duke of Arcs without leaving succession passes away XI, reason why he happened to the ducado one of Osuna. In 1823 it was abolished señorío.