Pórtugos

Pórtugos municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Granada
Comarca :	Granada Alpujarra
Coordinates	36 ° 57 ′  N , 3 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 57 ′  N , 3 ° 19 ′  W
Height :	1300  msnm
Area :	21 km²
Residents :	382 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	18.19 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	18415
Municipality number  ( INE ):	18163
administration
Mayor :	Agustin Robles Salaberri (PP)
Location of the municipality

View of Pórtugos from the east

Pórtugos is a municipality in the Spanish province of Granada in southern Andalusia . The village is located at an altitude of around 1,300 m in the Alpujarras , one of the mountain regions in the south of the Sierra Nevada . Pórtugos had 382 inhabitants as of January 1, 2019, who live in houses painted white in the Moorish style. These are equipped with flat roofs and typical round chimneys, which are generally used for drying corn on the cob and bundles of peppers. The municipal area of ​​21 km² in size belongs partly to the Sierra Nevada National Park (Parque National de Sierra Nevada) and has been a historical site since 2007 (Sitio Histórico de Alpujarras). The Ruta Medieval (Route of the Middle Ages) also begins in Pórtugos and leads via Ferreirola to Juveles . The Fiesta de la Virgen del Rosario takes place on the first weekend in October .

history

The place was created in Roman times , as the name suggests, which could be derived from the Latin word portus . Under the Moorish rule, Pórtugos, like the entire region, developed into an economic boom. The residents terraced the land and built a sophisticated irrigation system. The rule of the Moors in Granada was ended by the Reconquista in 1492 . As a result, in the second half of the 16th century under Philip II, the Islamic population was suppressed, and a. through forced conversions and a ban on the Arabic mother tongue. This led to the so-called Morisk Uprising (1568–1572) under the leadership of Abén Humeya . The uprising was bloodily suppressed by Juan de Austria , the brother of the Spanish king, and in October 1570 the last 300 rebels were defeated. Around 80,000 surviving Muslims were expelled from all of eastern Andalusia and the country was repopulated by Christian farmers from northern Spain in return. 72 new settlers also came to Pórtugos, who were promised support and a sexton . After that there is no further information from Pórtugos until the 18th century. The Marquis of Ensenada had the area measured and the first map made. At that time, a medicinal spring, the Fuente Agria , increasingly attracted foreign visitors to the place. The iron-rich, bitter-tasting water is said to have healing properties to this day. Today tourists come to Pórtugos primarily because of the scenic beauty of the Alpujarra and the numerous hiking opportunities with or without a guide.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Municipality of Pórtugos ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 12, 2011 

Web links

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