HISTORY 
          

The Nuestra Señora del Carmen Cooperative was set up in 1965 and is located in Torredonjimeno, in the heart of the Campiña Sur district of the province Jaén. Since its Roman origins, through Muslim rule and on to the present day, Torredonjimeno has always been marked by cultivation of the olive tree and so it has developed a cultural idiosyncrasy around olive oil, reflected in its economy, customs and gastronomy.