Montalbán de Córdoba, Spain

Montalbán de Córdoba is a town in the province of Córdoba in Andalusia, southern Spain. The town is 42 km from Córdoba, the capital of the province.HistoryPrehistory: Remnants of pottery were found 4 km to the south of the town. At present they are in the archaeological museum of Cordoba.3rd century BC: Near Montalban was an old Roman city known as Segovia.210 BC: Romans and Carthaginians fought in a battle in the Second Punic War.45 BC: Julius Caesar and Pompey's sons fought in a battle in Caesar's civil war. Segovia vanishes from the historical record.4th century to 5th century AD: Ruins and a catacomb are found in Tentecarreta 2 km from the town.1530: Fernandez of Cordoba established Montalban.1668: Montalban had a population of 1040.1808-1812: French invaders burn the municipal file of Montalban and the history of the town is lost.1880: Montalban had a population of 3000.1910: Montalban had a population of 3300.1960: Montalban had a population of 4700, but shrunk to 3800 due to emigration.Representative buildings and places of interestEl CalvarioEl Calvario is in the south part of Montalbán, inside the town limits. The original Calvario hermitage, built during the first half of the 17th century, was a small church on the outskirts of Montalbán, near the old castle ruins. The building construction used poor quality material and it was soon found to be in a state of near ruin. Construction of a new chapel at the site of the first began in 1773 and was completed in 1776. This chapel, though stronger than the previous one, unfortunately was also built with inferior materials, so that, at the end of March 1852, the lantern and the dome of the chapel collapsed.