La segregación de Carboneras de Sorbas (1813) Historical milestone · Carboneras, Levante Almeriense, Almería Image of Carboneras, not of the place itself. Carboneras became independent from Sorbas in 1813, after the castle of San Andrés had been fortified under royal authorization to the Marqués del Carpio in 1587. 1813 Photo: Roy Luck (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in Carboneras