Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Cuevas del Almanzora

Today: Spain

Years: 1488–1833

The Adelantamiento of Murcia took Cuevas in 1488; in 1503 the Crown gave it to Pedro Fajardo, governor of Murcia, and the town passed to the marquisate of los Vélez as Cuevas del Marqués. Its coast was very unsafe throughout the 16th century because of Barbary pirates, and the raids went on in the 17th.

What to see today

Castillo de Cuevas del Almanzora (Castillo del Marqués de los Vélez): Castle, c. 1507
Castillo de Villaricos (Torre de Cristal): Tower, 1763 to 1772
Castillo de San Juan de los Terreros: Fort, c. 1751 to 1764

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