1. ELABORADO POR:
JUAN CARLOS LABRADOR
GUILLERMO JIMÉNEZ JIMÉNEZ

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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!

5. 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.

6. 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”.

7. Some photos of Puente
Genil

8. The end