In the western zone of the province and to the north of the region aljarafeña, locates the municipality of Albaida of the Aljarafe, to about 19 kilometers of the capital and with a population in 1.996 of 1,841 inhabitants.
Present Villa de Albaida of the Aljarafe is of turdetana foundation, denominating Kaelia, according to he supposes Serrano Ortega, and he must have great importance under the Roman domination. Of this time rest of Roman factory in the called site of the Archena Source exist, as Fernandez Casanova testifies, where we found arcs and vaults in the subsoil. Important it is, also, the vaulted subterranean that Madoz creates Arab, and locates in house of Stolen Doña Maria, having itself not explored to be blinded his entrance, and that includes/understands all the apple of houses located between the streets Church, Christ King and Don Fadrique.
Serrano Ortega, in its work previously mentioned, gives the old and original name him of LAELIA, arguing that beat bronzes being municipality Roman, which eight series of currencies or independent medals are known, four greater and four minors, showing most of them busts of emperors and agricultural attributes, according to the custom of the time to which we alluded to put in reverso of the currencies the productions and trains of the respective places that coined them. In the tactical mission of those of Albaida (Laelia), they had in his reverso ears of wheat or palms.
During the Arabic period Al-bayda is denominated, that means the White, responding to the type of generic topographic and physical classification.
History:
1. Conquista the 1246 and Repartimiento
The last conquering operations of Fernando III take place between 1246 and 1248, and they are in the environs of Seville.
Of this luck, Albaida was conquered in 1246 by the master of the Order of Santiago Don Pelayo Perez Strap (Pelay Strap), that hibernated in her in this year.
The 23 of November of 1248 would capitulate the city of Seville. ( it follows... )
