Description

The Faculty of Law of the University of Seville was created as a result of the royal decree issued by the Catholic Monarchs on 22 February 1502, followed by the papal bull of Pope Julius II in 1505. The latter ordained the building of the Colegio-Universidad de Santa María de Jesús, which began teaching activities in 1518.

During the centuries that followed, different Statutes or Constitutions were approved (1565, 1621, and 1701), which defined the competences, privileges, and financial–legal relations between the Colegio de Santa María de Jesús, the university itself, and royal powers. It was in 1771 that the Colegio was formally separated from the University of Seville. The university was transferred to the premises of the Jesuit Professed House in what is today Calle Laraña (now home to the Faculty of Fine Arts). The Faculty of Law remained there until 1954, when it was relocated once again, this time to the site of the former Royal Tobacco Company.

The group of buildings that comprise the Faculties of Law and Labour Sciences are located on Ramón Carande Avenue (to the East), Enramadilla Street (to the North), Avión Cuatro Vientos Street (to the West) and more recently on Manuel Rodríguez Piñero Street (to the South). 

The architects responsible for the various major interventions from 1847 to date were: Miguel González Vílchez, in 2000; Alberto Donaire Rodríguez, inn 1996; Juan Talavera y Heredia, in 1940; and Manuel Portillo Navarrete, who led the original project.