 The ruler of Carlota was not only the head of the current municipality, but also of the capital of the western colonies, comprising San Sebastián de los Ballesteros (Córdoba), Fuente Palmera (Córdoba), and La Luisiana (Seville).For the same reason, the design of La Carlota is orthogonal, with streets that intersect perpendicularly and give rise to regular apples, which extend on both sides of Camino Real (then national highway IV) leading from Cádiz to Madrid.Among its illustrious locals is the writer Juan Bernier.