De arrabal a municipio independiente Historical milestone · Huércal de Almería, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería Image of Huércal de Almería, not of the place itself. The Catholic Monarchs made Huércal a suburb dependent on Almería in 1501; the municipality did not achieve definitive independence until 12 June 1887, after a brief period of reannexation to the capital between 1876 and 1886. 1501 y 1887-06-12 Photo: Ismael Olea (CC BY 4.0) What to see and do in Huércal de Almería