Example sentences for: sevilla

How can you use “sevilla” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The site of Nueva Sevilla proved to be unhealthy and mosquito-ridden, and in 1534 the Spanish founded Villa de la Vega, today known as Spanish Town.

  • His remains were transferred to Sevilla from Havana in 1898, when Cuba won its independence from Spain.

  • In the latter part of the 16th century, it twice came under attack by enemy naval forces, and a period of prosperity ensued when the Casa de Contratación, or the monopoly rights for trade with the Americas, was transferred from Sevilla by order of Felipe V in 1717.

  • Two years later, Moors fleeing from the newly vanquished Sevilla swelled the population, which had already been augmented by refugees from Córdoba.

  • In fact, outside of the ferías — when they are held daily — only Sevilla has them on a regular basis throughout the season.


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