Lorca's entry into the Crown of Castile Historical milestone · Lorca, Alto Guadalentín, Murcia Image of Lorca, not of the place itself. The infante Alfonso, the future Alfonso X, took Lorca in 1244 and incorporated it into Castile; from then on the city was turned into the spearhead of the kingdom of Murcia against the Nasrid kingdom of Granada for two and a half centuries. 1244 Photo: Ymblanter (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Lorca