Alcala de los Gazules Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality of Spain
About Alcala de los Gazules
Rock paintings near the place testify to the early settlement of the area. In Roman times there was a settlement called Lascuta nearby, made famous by the "Bronze of Lascuta" from 189 BC that was found there. From the Visigothic period, traces are also preserved. After the conquest by the Moors, the place was named Qalat at Yazula ("Castle of the Gazules"), which refers to a family of the same name. In 1264 the village was conquered by Alfonso X el Sabio (the wise) and henceforth called "Alcalá de los Gazules". Later the village belonged to the Ribera family, the dukes of Alcalá, who were mainly responsible for the construction of the historical buildings that are still preserved today. The Moorish castle complex was blown up during the Spanish War of Independence (1808–1814).
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