Fundación e independencia de Guadahortuna Historical milestone · Guadahortuna, Los Montes, Granada Image of Guadahortuna, not of the place itself. Guadahortuna was founded between 1504 and 1505 after the Reconquest, as a point for security and territorial consolidation. In 1557 its townspeople bought jurisdictional independence from King Philip II. 1504-1505; 1557 Photo: Frankastillo (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Guadahortuna