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Destrucción y repoblación de Benalmádena

Benalmádena, Costa del Sol Occidental, Málaga

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Destrucción y repoblación de Benalmádena

Historical milestone · Benalmádena, Costa del Sol Occidental, Málaga

Image of Benalmádena, not of the place itself.

In 1456 the army of Henry IV destroyed Benalmádena during a campaign against the Nasrid kingdom; after the conquest, in 1485 Ferdinand the Catholic ordered its fortress torn down, and in 1491 Christian repopulation began with thirty settlers.

1456; 1485; 1491

Photo: Jakkes (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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