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Top 10 Top 10 Historic Andalucían Figures
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1. Melkarth
The Phoenician’s name for Hercules, whom legend claims to have founded Andalucía.
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2. Trajan
One of the greatest Roman emperors (AD 98–117) was a native of Itálica.
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3. Hadrian
Trajan’s successor (117–38) was a great builder, emphasizing Rome’s Classical Greek roots.
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4. Abd el-Rahman III
The Syrian leader (912– 61) established the autonomous Caliphate of al-Andalus.
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5. Boabdil
The final Moorish ruler (r.1482–92) lost Granada to the Catholic Monarchs.
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6. Isabel and Fernando
Isabel of Castilla and Fernando of Aragón (1479– 1516) were dubbed “The Catholic Monarchs”.
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7. Christopher Columbus
The Genoese sea captain (1451–1506) set sail from Huelva Province and, on 12 October 1492, landed on one of the Bahamian islands.
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8. Emperor Carlos V
His reign (1516–56) left Spain nearly bankrupt, but with cultural legacies such as his palace in Granada (see Palacio de Carlos V).
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9. Felipe V
Felipe V (1700–46) had his court in Seville until a claim to the throne by Archduke Charles of Austria led to the War of Spanish Succession.
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10. Felipe González
A native of Seville, this left-wing leader (1982–96) brought rapid change to Spain and to Andalucía, which was given relative autonomy.
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