History of sherry:
- Prehistory and Antiquity
According to the legend reported by Homer in his Odyssey, after the Trojan War, a Greek named Menestheus would have sailed with his troops towards the Columns of Hercules and made a stop at the mouth of the Guadalete. They would have settled here and called this harbor Menestheos.
However, the archaeological site of Doña Blanca is located near El Puerto de Santa María, the ancient Menestheos. It was during excavations, between 1979 and 1...
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