Recolonización de Almáchar tras la expulsión morisca Historical milestone · Almáchar, La Axarquía, Málaga Image of Almáchar, not of the place itself. After the departure of the morisco population, Almáchar was resettled in the 16th century; at the end of the 19th century it experienced a textile industry boom with more than a hundred workshops. Photo: Tyk (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Almáchar