Santa Cruz Quarter.
Seville is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir and is the capital and largest city of Andalusia, Spain.
The city was known in Roman times as Hispalis and existing Roman features today include the remnants of an aqueduct, and temple remains. The walls surrounding the city were originally built during the rule of Julius Caesar, but the current structure results from Moorish reconstructions. The area was subsequently conquered by the Vandals, the Suebi and the Visigoths during the 5th and 6th centuries. Seville was then conquered by the Moors in 712 and became the capital for the kings of the Umayyad Caliphate. Seville was recovered during the Reconquista in 1248. The Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias are World Heritage sites in Seville.