El Gastor, villa independiente de Zahara en 1834 Historical milestone · El Gastor, Sierra de Cádiz, Cádiz Image of El Gastor, not of the place itself. Settled in 1520 under Rodrigo Ponce de León following the reconquest of Zahara de la Sierra (1483), El Gastor received the title of villa (town) in 1834, becoming independent from Zahara. 1834 Photo: El Pantera (CC BY-SA 2.5) What to see and do in El Gastor