ALCAL DE GUADAIRA

town, Seville provincia, in the Andalusia comunidad autnoma (autonomous community), southwestern Spain. It is just southeast of Seville city, on the Guadaira River. The town is popularly known as Alcal de los Panaderos (Alcal of the Bakers) because of its large number of bakeries and flour mills, which supply Seville with most of its flour. Olives are also exported, and oil is pressed and refined in the town. Tourism, based on the healthful climate of the area, is of economic importance. The nearby remains of a Moorish castle, captured by Christian forces in 1246, were declared a national monument in 1925. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 49,099.