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What to see and do in Gobernador

What to see and do in Gobernador (Los Montes, Granada): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Gobernador

Gobernador
Village
A former Arab hamlet called 'Montarun,' resettled after the Morisco expulsion with settlers from northern Spain and renamed in honor of its governor, don Francisco de Molina. In 2025 it has 231 inhabitants, one of only five municipalities in the province without its own heraldic coat of arms.
De la alquería de Montarún a Gobernador
Historical milestone
During the Arab occupation, present-day Gobernador was the hamlet known as Montarún. After the Reconquest and the expulsion of the Moriscos, the place was repopulated with settlers from northern Spain and took its current name in honor of Don Francisco de Molina, the governor to whom the hamlet was assigned.
Gobernador, sin escudo propio
Curiosity
Gobernador is one of five municipalities in the province of Granada that has never had its own heraldic coat of arms, along with Alamedilla, Busquístar, Lugros and Orce.