Independencia municipal de Huércal de Almería Historical milestone · Huércal de Almería, Comarca Metropolitana de Almería, Almería Image of Huércal de Almería, not of the place itself. The Catholic Monarchs made the place a suburb of Almería in 1501; it did not gain its own parish until 1614 and did not become an independent municipality until 12 June 1887. Photo: Ismael Olea (CC BY 4.0) What to see and do in Huércal de Almería