Fundación de Algar en 1773 Historical milestone · Algar, Sierra de Cádiz, Cádiz Image of Algar, not of the place itself. Algar was founded in 1773 by Domingo López de Carvajal, a Galician merchant who had grown wealthy in Mexico and who, as a devotee of the Virgen de Guadalupe, established the settlement in fulfillment of a religious vow. 1773 Photo: This file is a work by El Pantera. Please, credit this: El Pantera I would appreciate being notified (elpanteradejerez@gmail.com) if you use my work outside Wikimedia More of my work can be found in my personal gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Algar