History of Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

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The Costa Tropical has a long and rich history, 3000 years ago the Pheonicians arrived in the Costa Tropical, in Almuñecar, since then various civilisations have passed through, those that stand out being the Romans, and of course the Arabs, and all have left a great legacy that lives on in the atmosphere of the Costa Tropical of Granada.

Prehistory If we start right from the beginning we should start with Salobreña, where in its caves, in the Neolithic age, nomad shepherds left evidence of their existence in the Cave of the Great Captain – La Cueva del Gran Capitan.

Later the Phoenicians arrived in Salobreña. This settlement is dated in VIII AC, about the same time as this nomad village also settled in Almuñecar, where this settlement left its mark in the three Phoenician-Punic Cemetries that exist in the area. Roman Age Later the Carthaginians, and then the Romans, the Romans left a large presence in the area, as in the whole of the south of Spain, from this age the things that stand out are the aqueduct of Almuñecar, a unique and rich piece of Spanish Roman history. Not forgetting the stunning Cueva Siete Palacios, also in Almuñecar that served as a storage area for the Romans.

Both the Cueva Siete Palacios and the Aqueduct have been cared for throughout history and can still be visited and apreciated today. Arabic Occupation The real history of this area started in VII with the arabic occupation, this civilisation left the largest monuments and legends of the Costa Tropical and Granada. Starting in Almuñecar, this town became the main point for buying and selling of silk, and has a castle that was built upon the old roman fort. It is believed that around the year 750, Abderraman I disembarked in Almuñecar from Damasco.

A large bronze statue commemorating this moment stands can be seen next to the Peñon del Santo. Abderraman I was the Emir of Cordoba. Salobreña was occupied in 713 by Abdelaziz, the son of Muza. The castle of Salobreña was also used as the second residence of the Nazari Royal family during the holiday seasons. It has also been used as a prison, once home to Mulley Hacen, whose name was given to the Mulhacen Mountain; Yusuf III, Mohammed IX (the left handed), and other dethroned kings. The arabic domination in Salobreña ended in 1489, when it was conquested by Francisco Ramirez from Madrid.

Castell de Ferro, also of arabic origin, the forts, the Alhambra of Granada, the area of the Albayzin (also in the capital of Granada) and the generalife, between other historic monuments, date back to the 8th century in the arabic occupation that ended in 1492 in the Alpujarras with the expulsion of the last Moors by the catholic kings. After the reconquest the Costa Tropical arrived at its moment of splendour, the advance, the construction of churches, chapels, although the villages managed to keep their white streets and buildings keeping the Moorish air of those who constructed them, the smell of jasmin now became a constant aroma in the steep cobbled streets.

The Reconquest In Almuñecar a must see is the Viewpoint of the Cross – El Mirador de la Cruz, finished in 1605 by Diego de Silos, an artist from Granada. In Motril there are two constructions from this age, the Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnacion – church, from XVI, that has touches of Mudejar – muslim/gothic, gothic, baroque, and renaissance, and the Town Hall of Motril, constructed in baroque style in 1631. From Motril we go to Salobreña, in this village Francisco Ramirez became the mayor after having expelled the Arabs from the area in 1489. The Alpujarras was the last moorish area to fall before the reconquest of the Catholic kings in 1492. During XVI and XVII the plantations of sugarcane and cotton were the main base of the economy in Salobreña.

Not forgetting the moorish uprising that was put to a stop by the Marques of Mondejar in 1569. The sugar industry was the important base of the ecomony of Salobreña throughout history until very recently. We also must mention that Salobreña fought against the invasion of Napoleon. In the recent years the economy of the area has been redirected towards tourism, with the creation of ample touristic areas and hotel infrastructures. Present day The history of Motril , in the last centuries has been similar, only in place of sugar plantations, the economy has survived as a fishing industry until the arrival of tourism.

Almuñecar is also another area that has recycled its knowledge, created an infrastructure of hotels and started to live from its fast growing tourism.

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