Angers (France), 1989. Barcelona (Spain), 1987. Buenos Aires (Argentina), 1976. Columbus, Ohio (United States), 1988. Córdoba (Spain), 1908. Guadalajara (Mexico), 1984. Havana (Cuba), 2007. Kansas City, Missouri (United States), 1969. The relationship between Seville and Kansas City is due to a small replica of the Giralda tower, Sevilla's cathedral belltower, that exists in Kansas City. Laredo (Spain), 2017. Marrakech (Morocco), 2017. Medina de Rioseco (Spain), 2016. San Salvador (El Salvador), 2018. Sevilla la Nueva (Spain). Partnerships Kraków (Poland), 2002. Titles Seville has been given titles by Spanish monarchs and heads of state throughout its history. Very Noble, by King Ferdinand III of Castile after his reconquest of the city. Very Loyal, by King Alfonso X of Castile for supporting him against a rebellion. See also the Motto "NO8DO". Very Heroic, by King Ferdinand VII of Spain by Royal Document on 13 October 1817 for support against the French invasion. Invictus (Invincible in Latin), by Queen Isabella II of Spain for the city's resistance against General Van Halen's asedium and bombing in 1843. Mariana, by General Francisco Franco in 1946 for the city's devotion to the Virgin Mary. Notable people Maria Antonietta of Spain, Queen consort of Sardinia (1729–1785) Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, poet and Arabic king of Sevilla 1040–1095 Physician Avenzoar The family of the Arabic historian and sociologist Ibn Khaldun 13th-century poet Ibn Sahl of Seville Renaissance composers Cristóbal de Morales, Francisco Guerrero 16th-century novelist Mateo Alemán Playwrights Lope de Rueda and Hermanos Alvarez Quintero Historian of New Spain Bartolomé de Las Casas Colonial governor of La Florida and Cuba: Laureano de Torres y Ayala Colonial governor of La Florida: Pablo de Hita y Salazar Baroque painters Diego Velázquez, Valdés Leal and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Explorer and astronomer Antonio de Ulloa Renaissance poets Fernando de Herrera and Gutierre de Cetina Notable Costumbrista painter who liked to depict the 19th century society of Seville and its buildings José Jiménez Aranda Romantic poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Bullfighters Juan Belmonte, Curro Romero, Ignacio Sánchez Mejías, Emilio Muñoz and José Gómez Ortega Second Spanish Republic Prime Minister Diego Martinez, communist politician José Díaz and Carlist politician Manuel Fal. 20th-century poets: Vicente Aleixandre (Nobel Laureate) Antonio and Manuel Machado Luis Cernuda Jose Julio Cabanillas Serrano continuing in the 21st–century Composer Joaquín Turina Cartoonist William Haselden Actors Juan Diego, Paco León Actresses Soledad Miranda, Verónica Sánchez, Carmen Sevilla, Paz Vega, Azucena Hernández Models Teresa Sánchez López