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The resettlement project of Águilas

Águilas, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia

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The resettlement project of Águilas

Historical milestone · Águilas, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia

Image of Águilas, not of the place itself.

The count of Aranda proposed in 1765 to build in this bay a settlement independent of Lorca; the project was afterwards promoted by the count of Floridablanca, who appointed his brother-in-law Antonio de Robles Vives superintendent of the Royal Works.

1765

Photo: Philmarin (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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