The municipality of Marinaleda is located in the Southeastern sector of the province of Seville, in territories of transition between the South Countryside and Mountain range in the Steppe region. Its population in 1.996 was of 2,622 inhabitants, of whom approximately the 2/3 parts resided in the main body. The other organization of population of the term is Matarredonda.

The first existing establishments in these earth correspond to the calcolítico period. The origins of the locality are little clear, since, according to the different authors, they can be Roman or Arab. Numerous rest of the Roman presence exist, like the road that connected the localities of Astigi (Écija) and Ostippo (Steppe). To both sides of this route diverse villages and villae extended, antecedents of the agricultural tradition of the municipality. Of the Arab period few news are had. After the Christian conquest of century XIII, this territory is given in señorío at your service of Santiago. Felipe II donates the first Steppe Marquess, remaining under his I dominate until the abolition of the señoríos in century XIX At the beginning of century XVII, and with origin in cortijada, Marinaleda is arising like urban nucleus for the establishment of the day laborers of the great cerealistas and olivareras property from the zone.

The locality presents/displays a clearly linear morphology, throughout the passage of the highway which it communicates to him with the Blonde (to the west-southwestern) and with Herrera (to the this-northeast), being greater the urban development to the south of this route that to the north. The urban plot is irregular, as much in the form of apples like in the road layout. Some urban emptinesses inside the population exist, that follow dedicated to the agricultural use.

Between its constructions of artistic historical interest it emphasizes the church of Our Lady of the Hope.

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