Costa del Sol Towns
There is a feature of unique architecture, also built by the
nobility. Some of them are the palace of the Marquis of Villadarias, Pinofiel
of Count of Count of quilts, Valdellano of Count, Baron of Sabasona.
The nineteenth century was marked by the loss of population due to epidemics,
and the beginnings of the wool textile industry and other alternatives to agriculture
and the crafts fell into decline.
In 1810, the city was re-taken, this time by
French troops, who were expelled two years later. The arrival of the industrial
era in the city, which makes their products, marketed throughout Spain and also makes the town famous for
blankets and other woolen items But soon after, the same industrial expansion
will place most of the production in Barcelona,
Antequera losing its market share to the Catalan textile industry.
In 1883, they approved the constitution in Antequera and from that time took
the name of Antequera Constitution.
Antequera History
The foundation of Antequera is linked to the emergence of the Roman town ofAntikaria where there was the onlycollege
ofPontiffs of the Caesars that
operated inSpain.
The remains of earlier civilizations are in the Prehistoric Archeology and
manifest themselves in towns whose dated between 2000 and 2500 years BC,
although other opinions about the date go back to 4000BC. The main population
of this era were the dolmens of Menga, Viera, El Romeral and the governor, the
first three coming to the city and the last near Villanueva algae, considered
the best set dolmens inSpain,
whose main exponent is the dolmen Menga megalithic landmark.
The gap between the large complex of prehistory
and the great Roman legacy, it is not possible to ignore indicative settlements
by Iberians, Phoenicians and Carthaginians. There is hypothetical but not
negligible, however, is that of the Carthaginians Patent graves found in mud
and CerroLeon,
which would be the proof that they lived there and that the hill was the scene
of a battle between Asdrubal and the Roman legions.
In Roman times, people quickly adopted the Roman
culture and Latin language, and the transition to Roman rule was largely
peaceful. Under the Romans, the city remained an important trading center,
especially known for the quality of its olive oil. The excavated Roman baths
are located in the southwest part of town. Notably, the Efebo Antequera is a
significant sculpture in the city.
In the Middle Ages, the Germans destroyed the
town along with Antikaria, Singilia, Nescania, Osqua and Aratispi, leaving them
devastated. The same applies to Antikaria, which then saw the troops sent by
Arab-Abdelaziz Ben-Ben-Noseir Muza, held after the treaty with the monarch in
Orihuela Goth or Teodomiro Todman. During the Arab domination, it became known
as Medina Antakira. The city then had a population of around 2600, and it
became one of the remaining cities of the Nazari Kingdom of Granada and a major
border city.
Since the mid-thirteenth century, it began to have
importance as a frontier military fort. Castilian monarchs understood the key
condition of thekingdom
ofGranada and as such
tried to conquer it at different times. The importance attached in Castile to
conquer the city, is evidenced by the fact that their own ruler Ferdinand, who
ruled on behalf of his nephew Juan II and which has passed into history with
the nickname of Antequera.
After the conquest, it was declared a city by
royal charter of November 9 1441. It was during the Spanish conquest, it became
the starting point for further conquests, such as those of Alora Casarabonela
and especially a platform for expeditions against thekingdom ofGranada.
In 1466, King Henry IV granted the title of 'worthiness' to the city ofAntequera for heroic
service rendered by its residents.
After the conquest ofGranada in 1492, the city begins to transform
and perform its expansion outside the city walls, increasing its population in
a very short time to about 15,000 inhabitants in the heart of its fertile land
and with the absence of enemies.
After the Re-conquest, the city remained an important trading city because of
its location, its flourishing agriculture and the work of its craftsmen, all of
which contribute to the cultural growth of the city, the city began to be known
as "The heart of Andalusia."
But it was during the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries when the city had the greatest population growth to become one of the
most important commercial cities inAndalusia,
mainly due to its location at the crossroads of two major trade routes of
Sevilla-Granada Cordoba-Malaga.
The Catholic Monarchs created the Royal Collegiate of Santa Maria la Mayor,
from that moment the church was the cultural reference Antequera.
In the eighteenth century when the city reached its peak.
The city is changing and many religious congregations are located in the city
and they built many houses, chapels and churches, to convert it into a real
city Antequera. Nobility also placed orders for new palaces and then came an
important artistic activity to nourish not only the numerous monasteries and
palaces, in Antequera, and also the neighboring villages and from other
provinces.
