Habsburg and Bourbon Spain
Málaga
Today: Spain
- Years
- 1487–1833
- Role
- Seat of the Captaincy General of the Coast and Kingdom of Granada
The Catholic Monarchs took Málaga on 18 August 1487 after a bloody siege, and the cathedral began to rise over the great mosque. As seat of the Captaincy General of the Coast and Kingdom of Granada it organised the fleets, the supply of the North African outposts and the defence of the Mediterranean, at great cost in harbour works, coastal towers and militias; the loss of Gibraltar in 1704 left it holding one of the keys to the Strait.
What to see today
- Castillo de Santa Catalina (Fuerte Alto de la Caleta): Fort, 1625
- Torre de las Palomas: Tower, 16th century
- Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana (Casa Fuerte de Bezmiliana): Fortified house, 1766
- Catedral de Málaga (Catedral de la Encarnación): Cathedral, 1528 to 1782
- Basílica de Santa María de la Victoria (Real Santuario de Santa María de la Victoria): Church, 1693 to 1700
- Palacio Episcopal (Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro) (Palacio Episcopal): Palace, 1762 to 1782
- Cementerio Inglés de Málaga (Cementerio Anglicano): Archaeological site, 1831 to 1856
- Palacio de la Aduana (Museo de Málaga) (Palacio de la Aduana): Public building, 1791 to 1829
- Palacio de los Condes de Buenavista (Museo Picasso Málaga) (Palacio de los Condes de Buenavista): Palace, 1530 to 1540
- La Farola de Málaga (La Farola): Lighthouse, 1813 to 1817