Sierra de Aracena. Almonaster- Escalada village. Huelva trekking routes
Sierra de Aracena. Almonaster- Escalada village. Huelva trekking routes
In the north of the province of Malaga, on the border with
that of Seville, this village stands on a plain at the edge
of the countryside, with olive groves as its main natural
resource. It boasts two elements of extreme interest to the
tourist: firstly, it is home to the grave of Jose Maria Hinojosa,
El Tempranillo, the most famous Andalusian highwayman of the
19th century, who died not far from Alameda at the hands of
a former accomplice in 1833, and secondly, it features La
Ratosa Lagoon, an area protected by the Andalusian Regional
Government.
History
The human settlements discovered here are extremely ancient
and, according to archaeological remains discovered in the
area, date back to the Calcolithic period. Archaeological
evidence of Iberian tribes has also been found. However, the
best-documented
culture in terms of historical relics is that of the Roman
era. According to Pliny, the village was then known as Astigi
Vetus.
Alameda has not always been part of the province of Malaga;
for many years it belonged to the estate of the Marquis of
Estepa and, later, to the province of Seville.
The patio of the parish church houses the grave of a famous
and much-feared 19th-century highwayman, Jose Maria Hinojosa,
better known by the nickname El Tempranillo, who died near
the village in 1833, at the hands of a former accomplice.
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