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El Gran Capitán, señor de Caniles

Caniles, Comarca de Baza, Granada

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El Gran Capitán, señor de Caniles

Historical milestone · Caniles, Comarca de Baza, Granada

Image of Caniles, not of the place itself.

After the Christian conquest of 1487, Caniles was granted as a lordship to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, the Gran Capitán. After the expulsion of the moriscos the village was left depopulated until it was resettled with colonists from other regions.

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