Osuna

Osuna
—  Municipality  —
University of Osuna.
Coat of arms
Osuna Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°14′N 05°06′W / 37.233°N 5.1°W / 37.233; -5.1Coordinates: 37°14′N 05°06′W / 37.233°N 5.1°W / 37.233; -5.1
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Seville
Government
- Mayor	Rosario Andújar Torrejón (PSOE)
Area
- Total	592.49 km2 (228.8 sq mi)
Elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)
Population (2009)
- Total	17,851
- Density	30.1/km2 (78/sq mi)
Demonym	Ursaonenses
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	41640
Website	Official website

Osuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2009^[update], it has a population of c. 17,800.

Among famous people associated with Osuna is Juan de Ayala, the commander of the first European ship to enter the San Francisco Bay in California.

The battle of Munda, the last battle won by Julius Caesar in person, was probably fought outside of Osuna, halfway to Écija near La Lantejuela.

In Michelangelo Antonioni's film, The Passenger, the character of Locke (played by Jack Nicholson) is assassinated in a hotel located in Osuna (Hotel de la Gloria).

See also

• List of Dukes of Osuna
• Turdetani
• University of Osuna

External links

• Information about Osuna from the Andalusian Statistical Institute (in Spanish).
• Photo Essay on Osuna