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Jerez de la Frontera - El Gallo Azul

Jerez de la Frontera - El Gallo Azul
After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Vandals and the Visigoths ruled the area until in 711 the Arabs defeated the troops of Visigoth King Roderic in a battle near Jerez.

In 1145 the Almohads conquered the city. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Jerez underwent a period of great development, building its defense system and setting the current street layout of the old town.

In 1231 the Battle of Jerez took place. Christian troops under the command of Álvaro Pérez de Castro, grandson of Alfonso VII, defeated the troops of the Emir Ibn Hud. After a month-long siege in 1261, the city surrendered to Castile, but its Muslim population remained. It rebelled and was finally defeated in 1264.

Today Jerez de la Frontera has well over 200,000 inhabitants.

This almost circular building on the busy "Calle Larga" is called "El Gallo Azul". The Domecq family (still in Sherry business) commissioned the architect Aníbal González to erect this building. Work began in 1927 and ended the following year.

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