Historical place profile

Moger

A Spanish village located in the east of Huelva that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X. While there is on-site evidence for long-term human activity since antiquity, the present settlement, known in modern terms as Moguer, is traditionally said to have been founded in 1333 by the Señorío de Moguer ("Seigneury of Moguer").

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:282704730
Catalogue ID
pleiades:282704730
Place type
settlement, settlement-modern
Coordinates
37.274618, -6.837353
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A Spanish village located in the east of Huelva that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X. While there is on-site evidence for long-term human activity since antiquity, the present settlement, known in modern terms as Moguer, is traditionally said to have been founded in 1333 by the Señorío de Moguer ("Seigneury of Moguer").

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies

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