Olvera, Famouse People
The administrative part of the expedition was conducted by Luque and Pizarro, and Almagro provided a boat with food and spare parts to come to the forefront of relief.
In the fall of
Born in Olvera (
He then founded the city of
Participated in the conquest of
According to Gonzalez Davila he was also involved in the
conquest of
He was in
Explored, along with Francisco Pizarro, the
Explored the
The 35 years he spent in Olvera were relaxed and
comfortable. When his parents died he received their assets, acquired guns and
horses. In the year 1522 Nicholas moved to
Francis, his only brother, did not want to move to
Ribera accompanied Francisco Pizarro, Diego de Almagro, and
Hernando de Luque, discovering, conquering, and bringing Christian civilization
to
Collaborated on several occasions with Hernando de Luque in
training and willing to appease the emergence between the Atlantic and
He, with Francisco Pizarro, was in the rich
He founded the town of
Spoke at the founding of
Joined
Took an active part in the battle of Chupa.
Designated one hospital to the Indians.
Assisted in the preparation of the expedition of Diego de
Almagro for the conquest of
Founded the chapel of St. Anne's Cathedral in
During this period he was also mayor of the castle and its fortress. He had the title of attorney and was licensed by the Royal Chancellery of Granada.
On the political side Corregidor Carvajal depended on royal power and the economic Olvereno Hall.
During his term in office, he held a series of improvements
in Olvera. His first step was to reorganize the administration of taxes.
Carvajal promoted the construction of an oil mill in
He promoted education, opening a public school. In religious matters he was concerned with the organization’s annual Corpus Christi Feast.
Mostly, Carvajal and Juan Francisco Delgado had gone down in history for having managed to collect the eight horses for the royal troops of Felipe V, which were needed to fight the war of Spanish Succession (1701-1713).
The men had very high specific orders that the horses should
be healthy, have good eyesight, and be no older than four years of age. In
return the Corregidor Carvajal requested a Fair for the day of
For services rendered, the fair was granted on May 24, 1710,
by Dona Maria Luisa of
Today their lives live on in the creations of
cooperatives of family, of agriculture, and construction sectors of the coast.
Its surroundings are mountains filled with olive trees, which are extracted
from one of the best olive oils from
In fact, in recent years it has become known as the “Denomination of Origin of the Sierra de Cadiz” project, involving other nearby towns such as Setenil Algodonales, Alcala del Valle, Torre Alhaquime, etc.
Although the olive is of great importance and is the most economic source of Olvera, the cooperative took the prize in his “Rainbow” from 1989, thanks to one of the villages with a more cooperative level people.
Juan Delgado and Francisco de Carvajal were the Corregidors of Olvera. The officers were a real Corregidors played by judicial, governmental, and administrative in a certain population or territory, controlling the actions of local authorities.
The post was created at the time of Alfonso XI, the conqueror of Olvera, and was discontinued in 1835. Corregidors were replaced by trial judges in the judicial functions of government and the mayors.
Juan de Carvajal and Francisco Delgado Olvera came here to perform the duties of