Palenciana![]()
Palenciana must its name to its founders, who were old palentinos of the time of reconquers that they were dedicated to the cutting of oaks to make coal by century XIII.
It is located to the south of the province of Cordova, between llanos of Antequera and the Cordovan Subbética, next to the Genil river. To get to Palenciana you arrived from El Tejar from nacional highway 331 and Antequera by provincial highway.
History
Passed more remote his one goes back to the Iberian civilization as they testify the rest found in the archaeological deposits of the Hill of the Toros´.
In the Hill of the Pozuelo there is clear testimonies of a great villa or fortified Roman town, with its industries for the extraction of the oil and cereal mills.
In 1548 the emperor Carlos V sold donadío of Benamejí and Palenciana to the regidor of Towns, Diego de Bernuy, who founded the Señorío of his name that with the passage of time would become the Marquesado de Benamejí.
In 1834 Palenciana he conquers his segregation of the municipality of Benamejí, task in which their neighbors came working several decades ago.
Monuments
Parochial church of San Miguel.
Located in the seat of the Virgin of the Carmen it finished being constructed in 1774. Latin cross church, of beautiful interior with elegant proportions and gallonada cupola is a rich sample of the baroque Andalusian who welcomes beautiful policromadas images.
The greater altar is presided over by an imposing baroque altarpiece that lodges several images between which it emphasizes the one of his holder San Miguel Arcángel. Contiguous to this two altar camerines are rich decorated that is dedicated to the Virgin of the Carmen and the Virgin of Araceli.
Parochial church of San Miguel.
Set of white houses, conserved well, with its typical arc in one of the entrances that remember the Castilian origins of the town and the facade of the Church with their red brick tower.
Gastronomy
Plates:
"picaillo" with hard tomato, orange, codfish, eggs, and oil for the olive harvesters in the harvesting.
Club of asparagus
Tomato fried with illustrious blood sausage
Rabbit fried with garlic 
Casserole of habas
The "club crúa", so chilly in summer
Plates:
The twisted rolls of San Blas
The borrachuelos and rosquitos fried in Easter
The hornazos of San Marcos
Gachas of higos, cuscurrones and must
Celebrations
The Candlemas is celebrated the 2 of February with bonfires in diverse streets of the locality.
In Easter images of Cristos and Vi'rgenes are procesionan from Wednesday Santo to the Domingo de Resurreccio'n, emphasizing, by their impressive silence, the procession of Santo Entierro de Christ. One imagines by local actors the Passages of Passion. At dawn of the Good Friday they are sung "You announce Them". The Roman century with its Band of Bugles and Drums accompanies the most important steps, adorned with suit of the Real Guard of century XIX.
The first Sunday of May Cruces of May is celebrated , distributed by all the streets of the town.
In the middle of May festeja the Romería of San Isidro .
The most characteristic celebration is the Fair . Their closeer acts are "to throw the Chinese" and the procession of the Pattern, the Virgin of the Carmen, finalizing with the "revoleo" of the flag.
The 4 of December the Day of Palenciana is celebrated in which the segregation is commemorated.
Tourism
They are worthy to visit the following places of interest:
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The Park Viewpoint of the Peñolillas, with ample panoramic views.
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The sickles of the Genil in the Islón and the Horseshoe.
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A stroll by the winding and white streets of the town.
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General Vista of Palenciana, at night, from the Moradillas.
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The ondulantes rows of olive trees on the fields of Palenciana.
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The pine groves of the slopes that surround the term, next to streams of Canes and of Gaén and the Genil river.
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The hermitage of San Lucas.
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