Province
& Villages - Almeria - Almanzora
Almanzora caves information
The Strategic location of Cuevas de Almanzora, with its proximity
to the coast and wealth of natural resources, has made is
a magnet for civilisations throughout history. In Fuente Alamo,
in the Sierra de Almagro, there are remains from the Iron
Age. After the Reconquest, rebelling morisco families were
punished by exile, and the town repopulaed with Christians
from Murcia. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Cuevas came
under the domination of the Marqués de Vélez,
and developed an agricultural society, until the 19th century
when the mining industry rose to its peak. Soon the population
doubled. In 1910, 26,000 residents were recorded, a figure
which had dropped to 7,600 in the 1970s. Now the population
is increasing again, thanks to plastic agriculture and growing
tourism.
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