Osuna

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Osuna
—  Municipality  —
University of Osuna.

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Osuna is located in Spain
Osuna
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°14′N 05°06′W / 37.233°N 5.1°W / 37.233; -5.1Coordinates: 37°14′N 05°06′W / 37.233°N 5.1°W / 37.233; -5.1
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Seville
Government
 • Mayor Rosario Andújar Torrejón (PSOE)
Area
 • Total 592.49 km2 (228.76 sq mi)
Elevation 328 m (1,076 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 17,851
 • Density 30.13/km2 (78.0/sq mi)
Demonym Ursaonenses
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 41640
Website Official website

Osuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. As of 2009, it has a population of c. 17,800.

Among famous people associated with Osuna is Juan de Ayala, the commander of the first European ship to enter the San Francisco Bay in California.

The battle of Munda, the last battle won by Julius Caesar in person, was probably fought outside of Osuna, halfway to Écija near La Lantejuela.

In Michelangelo Antonioni's film, The Passenger, the character of Locke (played by Jack Nicholson) is assassinated in a hotel located in Osuna (Hotel de la Gloria).

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