Angels Hacienda
Located in the municipality of Alcala de Guadaira, 14 km from the center of the city of Sevilla (Spain), is this beautiful rural area of \u200b\u200bthe most exquisite architecture.
The origin of the hacienda San Francisco Javier de los Angeles dates back to the thirteenth century, apparently here in this place known as Old Orchard Angels, King Ferdinand III established his camp to undertake the conquest of Seville culminating in 1248.
Legend has it that the Holy King discovered here a virgin will protect your business. This virgin angels call to 1579, was thereafter known as the Virgen de los Reyes, Sevilla major patron.
was acquired in 1548 by the Franciscan religious order. La Hacienda convent for centuries, first of the Franciscan order was later the Jesuits who possessed it until the middle of the eighteenth century, taking at that time the name of San Francisco Javier de los Angeles. It then undertook renovation that gave it its current appearance. In his religious stage served as a transit point for missionaries who embarked for the Indies. After the seizure
Mendizabal, around 1835, the estate passed into the hands of the Duchy of Alba. For centuries and up recent times was dedicated to the production of olive oil destined for the English colonies. The four ships-mill made it one of the largest estates in the region.