OUR TOWN PUENTE GENIL

ELABORADO POR: JUAN CARLOS LABRADOR

GUILLERMO JIMÉNEZ JIMÉNEZ

THE ORIGIN

Puente Genil is a town in the south of Córdoba. People first lived in Puente Genil about 300 years ago. Its name was Pontón de Don Gonzalo and only 9500people lived there . The population is about 35000 now.

The Genil River is the most important affluent of Andalucía.

It is born in Sierra Nevada and flows into Guadalquivir.

It is 359 km long and it goes under our wonderful bridge.

The Genil River

Places with the names of famous people In the town there are many streets

with names of famous people from Spain. For example: Federico García Lorca or Pablo Picasso. Also, there are high schools:

Manuel Reina, Ramón y Cajal, Andrés Bojollo.

And of Course, COMPAÑÍA DE MARÍA SCHOOL!

Famous People

Antonio Fernández Díaz (Fosforito) was born in 1932 in Puente Genil.

His father was “Juanillo el Cantaor”.

Fosforito is a famous flamenco singer.

Famous People. Juan Rejano: He was born in 1903 in

Puente Genil, he was a famous Spanish poet. Some of his works are:

1921 “Pandereta andaluza”.

1928 “El Modernismo en la literatura y en el arte” (ensayo).

1939 Memoria en llamas

1943 “Fidelidad del Sueño”.

Some photos of Puente Genil

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