UTRERA  , a

town of southern Spain, in the province of Seville; on the Arroyo de la Antigua, a right-hand tributary of the river Guadalquivir, and at the junction of the Seville-Cadiz and Cordova-Utrera railways . Pop . (1900) 15,138 . Utrera contains few noteworthy buildings, although it is an ancient town, still partly surrounded by medieval fortifications . The principal church, Santa Maria, is Gothic in style, dates from the 15th century, and contains some interesting tombs; but it was to a great extent restored in the 17th century . Agri-culture and especially stock-farming are foremost among the local industries, which also include manufactures of leather, soap, oil and spirits . Large numbers of horses, sheep and fighting bulls are bred in the moorlands and marshes which extend eastward towards the Gaudalquivir, and a fair is held yearly in September for the sale of live stock and farm produce . Utrera was occupied by the Moors in the 8th century, and, though retaken by St Ferdinand (123o—52), was not finally incorporated in the kingdom of Castile until 1340 . In the middle ages it was notorious as a favourite refuge of brigands and outlaws .