a town of Spain, province of Seville, situated on a gentle elevation overlooking a plain, one of the richest in Spain, being almost wholly covered for more than twenty miles with woods of olive trees. A castle, now in ruins, was formerly the principal fortress of Peter the Cruel, and contained a spacious palace within its defences. The principal entrance to the town is by an old Moorish archway; and part of the ancient college of San Teodomir is of Moorish architecture. The gate on the road to Cordova is partly of Roman construction; and the tower of the church of San Pedro is an imitation of the Giralda at Seville. The manufactures consist of woollen stuffs, hats, soap, glue, leather, &c.; but its principal trade is in corn and cattle. It was the Roman Carmo, a strongly fortified city; and its strength was greatly increased by the Moors, who surrounded it with a strong wall, now in ruins, and ornamented it with fountains and magnificent palaces. Pop. 15,121.