Jumilla obtains city status in 1911 Curiosity · Jumilla, Altiplano, Murcia On 17 July 1911 King Alfonso XIII granted Jumilla the title of city and its council the style of 'excelentísimo', in recognition of the economic growth brought by the wine trade after the European phylloxera crisis. Photo: Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Jumilla