The street that used to join together what was once called the ‘camino Real Alto’ with the ‘Bajo’ is known to everyone by its former name of ‘Cuesta de Jesus’ (Hill of Jesus). It gives this 18th century hermitage, which was initially called the Ermita del Santo Cristo de Nazaret (Hermitage of the Holy Christ […]
Known as “Goyo”, “El Profesor” or “El Manchego”, he was not always professionally linked to the football world, but for some 16 years his career was focused on teaching at the El Valley of Jaén secondary school where the bullfighter Enrique Ponce was one of his students. A big football lover, he played for Recreativo […]
Born in Bailén, Paquita was elected Miss Spain at the age of 18. The fifth of six siblings, she moved to Málaga to start working in the Parador del Golf. She had already been advised on various occasions previously to take part in a beauty contest, because her potential was clear to see. She had […]
An actor, Bur was closely linked to Bailén, birthplace of his wife and home to the couple following his retirement from the stage. From a very young age he was linked to the world of show business, and that of his father, the Zarzuela actor, Vicente Gómez Bur. His first stage debut comes at a […]
It may well surprise you to know that the celebrated city of Los Angeles in California, nowadays known as the mecca of cinema and residence of the great Hollywood stars, was founded in 1781 by a man hailing from Bailén, by the name of Felipe de Neve Padilla. Felipe founded The Town of Our Lady […]
The heroine of Bailén, born in Porcuna and married to a Bailén local by the name of Luis Domingo Cobo Muela, she lived in Calle Las Eras, today known as Calle Sebastián Elcano. Nicknamed “La Culiancha” (literally, “wide bottomed”) for her ample hips, along with the rest of the residents of the town of Bailén […]
Born in the Argentine town of Yapeyú in 1778, the soldier José Francisco de San Martín played a prominent role in the fighting against Napoleonic forces due to his participation in the Battle of Bailén. The “Father of the Country” – as he would later come to be known in Argentina – fought in the […]
Without a doubt, this is the historical event for which Bailén is known worldwide. A glorious contest that pitted the unassailable fighting power of the French army against the courage and bravery of Spanish troops supported by the people, that would end for the Gauls with their first defeat on the battlefield.
Spain was struggling in the depths of an economic recession. No help was forthcoming from King Carlos IV or his government, who heavily subjected to the control of the king’s wife, Queen María Luisa of Parma, and minister, Manuel Godoy. Napoleon saw an opportunity to make a strategic move, and invaded. The French emperor dominated […]
Following Napoleon’s orders, General Dupont moved his troops from Vitoria to Cadiz to liberate a French fleet that had been held back. On his way through Córdoba, they were attacked by a small Spanish army, which Dupont manages to defeat, allowing his men to plunder the city as a reward. Meanwhile, the fleet he was […]
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