Ruta Almanzor

The Almanzor route runs throught the central part of Torrox village.
Following the decorative tiles, history traces and very attractive sites can be seen.

"According to the legend, the leader Abderraman lived here, after the landing in Almuñécar, a village of Granada, in September 775. Some historians confirmed once again that Almanzor was born in the Castillo Alto of Torrox, in 938."

Antonio Segovia Lobillo
"Poetas y escritores de la Axarquía, 1991"
(Poets and writers of the Axarquía, 1991)

"At the time of the conquest in 1487, the actual village of Torrox was composed by three farmsteads situated near the Castle. They were almost united physically but they were organized as independent villages. They were: Alhaguer, Almedina and a half kilometre to the south, was situated Alhandae. This one was transformed later by the Christians with the name of Alhandiga and some years later they joined the three farmsteads under the name of Torrox."

Purificación Ruiz Garcia
"La Talea de Frigiliana, 1994"
(The Roman palisade of Frigiliana, 1994)

"Finally, the indecisive Torrox joins the rebels, while the Andalusian villages of Archez and Salares will hear no more the Muslim voice summoning the faithful to prayer since the beautiful minarets built in the 13th century. There was no other way. The suffered and subjugated Moorish community had just chosen the only possible way: the war and the death."

Antonio Navas Acosta
"La rebelión Mirisca, 1991"
(The Moorish rebellion, 1991)

"Some inhabitants of these villages used to grow, others used to sell sugar, honey and sweet potatoes in the capital of the kingdom and surroundings and other ones used to fish in this coast."

"Ciriaco Fernández de Azevedo 1773"

"What people call fort is a strong tower with four corners. The first floor is made of brick and there are two more floors made of wood. Next to this tower there is a house with two rooms with very good walls from which we can pass to the tower by a drawbridge. It is situated in a secure place. The entrance has a square with a wall all around. The high fortification comes near the village."

"Arévalo de Suazo 1571"

"The neighbours of Torrox, agreed with the mayor, guaranteed the security measures in those places they thought were necessary: to do guard duty, for example, or the like. And when they thought the village was in danger, they had to protect themselves in this fortification not to be hurt."
"Cédula Real de la Reina Doña Juana 1506"
(Royal writing of the Queen Juana)

"Among the crew of Colon's boats there was Luis de Torres, Jewish of origin. He was the interpreter Colon boarded on Santa Maria vessel because of his Oriental language knowledge."

José Antonio Olmedo
"Revista Tiempo Cero, 1998"

"Torrox is situated in a hillside of tortuous mountains. It has 400 neighbours. Its mean production is the sugar: it has two sugar factories. Its castle with artillery is on the coast 5.5 kilometres from Torrox. It guards the beach and along the coast of Granada kingdom there are a lot of towers with 5.5 kilometres between each one. The village was founded by the Moorish."

J.A. de Estrada 1750
Málaga y provincia en los siglos XVII y XVIII
(The province of Malaga during the 17th and 18th centuries)

"In the hermitage of Ntra. Sra. de la Nieves, situated on the outskirts of the village, sea direction, there is an hermit. He worked in this hermitage and he has been an hermit there since a year".

"Diligencia hecha en Torrox en 1627"
(writing made in Torrox in 1627)

"... If the village boasts about the fact that its sugar factories were the first ones in Spain and on this coast, all the more reason to say that this village has been ahead of time in the elaboration with the only machine in Spain."

Cristóbal Medina Conde

"Diccionario Geográfico Malacitano 1773"
(Geographic dictionary of Malaga, 1773)

Irá del realismo en pos Torrox.
A obedecer por la ley a su REY,
siendo su opinión y bando
FERNANDO:
Hoy débiles pruebas dando,
no de amor, si de metales,
ofrece pechos leales.
Torrox a su rey FERNANDO

Domingo de luna

Teniente Coronel del "Batallón de Voluntarios Realistas de Torrox, 1831"

"The rebels guided by the priest of Riogordo village, Antonio Muñoz, had found a chance shelter. The French captains foresaw a quick victory (...) However Muñoz called his men together and thanks to an unexpected attack on bigger troops, he got to break through the mountains leaving numerous casualties on the invader."

Enrique Záttara Hernández
"La villa de Almanzor 1998"
(The Village of Almanzor, 1998)

"970 houses with two or more flats, with irregular and tortuous streets that remember its Moorish structure, compose the village of Torrox. It has two squares with tree lined avenues and stone benches: the first one is the Constitución square where it is placed the City Hall - that it is also the prison."

José Bisso
"Crónica de la provincia de Málaga, 1869"
(Chronicle of Malaga, 1869)

"There was a widening called Los Caños. It was a sort of small square with a huge fountain made of marble. It has six spouts of water (caños de agua ) from which its name derived. These spouts came down to a huge pond, like a great trough made also of marble."

Javier Nuñez Yánez
"La caja de los hilos, 1998"
(The thread box, 1998)

"December 26th. In two hours the pacific inhabitants of Torrox counted 26 horrible oscillations that destroyed the hamlet. The spectacle filled them with consternation and a lot of people of the village emigrated. "

Crónica oficial del terremoto de las navidades de 1884
(Official chronicle of the Christmas' earthquake in 1884)

"The boys who live over there, in Calle Alta, Andasalia, El Henchidero, Las Cruces street... those who live in that hanging world over the square, only consider our parents -secretary of the City Hall, doctor, telegrapher, lawyer- as men who did not plough, who did not make shoes, who were not carpenters... "

Manuel Márquez Mira
"La vida de un hombre cualquiera, 1975"
(The life of any man, 1975)

The Almanzor route runs throught the central part of Torrox village.
Following the decorative tiles, history traces and very attractive sites can be seen.



			Cargando... The Almanzor route runs throught the central part of Torrox village. Following the decorative tiles, history traces and very attractive sites can be seen. "According to the legend, the leader Abderraman lived here, after the landing in Almuñécar, a village of Granada, in September 775. Some historians confirmed once again that Almanzor was born in the Castillo Alto of Torrox, in 938." Antonio Segovia Lobillo "Poetas y escritores de la Axarquía, 1991" (Poets and writers of the Axarquía, 1991) "At the time of the conquest in 1487, the actual village of Torrox was composed by three farmsteads situated near the Castle. They were almost united physically but they were organized as independent villages. They were: Alhaguer, Almedina and a half kilometre to the south, was situated Alhandae. This one was transformed later by the Christians with the name of Alhandiga and some years later they joined the three farmsteads under the name of Torrox." Purificación Ruiz Garcia "La Talea de Frigiliana, 1994" (The Roman palisade of Frigiliana, 1994) "Finally, the indecisive Torrox joins the rebels, while the Andalusian villages of Archez and Salares will hear no more the Muslim voice summoning the faithful to prayer since the beautiful minarets built in the 13th century. There was no other way. The suffered and subjugated Moorish community had just chosen the only possible way: the war and the death." Antonio Navas Acosta "La rebelión Mirisca, 1991" (The Moorish rebellion, 1991) "Some inhabitants of these villages used to grow, others used to sell sugar, honey and sweet potatoes in the capital of the kingdom and surroundings and other ones used to fish in this coast." "Ciriaco Fernández de Azevedo 1773" "What people call fort is a strong tower with four corners. The first floor is made of brick and there are two more floors made of wood. Next to this tower there is a house with two rooms with very good walls from which we can pass to the tower by a drawbridge. It is situated in a secure place. The entrance has a square with a wall all around. The high fortification comes near the village." "Arévalo de Suazo 1571" "The neighbours of Torrox, agreed with the mayor, guaranteed the security measures in those places they thought were necessary: to do guard duty, for example, or the like. And when they thought the village was in danger, they had to protect themselves in this fortification not to be hurt." "Cédula Real de la Reina Doña Juana 1506" (Royal writing of the Queen Juana) "Among the crew of Colon's boats there was Luis de Torres, Jewish of origin. He was the interpreter Colon boarded on Santa Maria vessel because of his Oriental language knowledge." José Antonio Olmedo "Revista Tiempo Cero, 1998" "Torrox is situated in a hillside of tortuous mountains. It has 400 neighbours. Its mean production is the sugar: it has two sugar factories. Its castle with artillery is on the coast 5.5 kilometres from Torrox. It guards the beach and along the coast of Granada kingdom there are a lot of towers with 5.5 kilometres between each one. The village was founded by the Moorish." J.A. de Estrada 1750 Málaga y provincia en los siglos XVII y XVIII (The province of Malaga during the 17th and 18th centuries) "In the hermitage of Ntra. Sra. de la Nieves, situated on the outskirts of the village, sea direction, there is an hermit. He worked in this hermitage and he has been an hermit there since a year". "Diligencia hecha en Torrox en 1627" (writing made in Torrox in 1627) "... If the village boasts about the fact that its sugar factories were the first ones in Spain and on this coast, all the more reason to say that this village has been ahead of time in the elaboration with the only machine in Spain." Cristóbal Medina Conde "Diccionario Geográfico Malacitano 1773" (Geographic dictionary of Malaga, 1773) Irá del realismo en pos Torrox. A obedecer por la ley a su REY, siendo su opinión y bando FERNANDO: Hoy débiles pruebas dando, no de amor, si de metales, ofrece pechos leales. Torrox a su rey FERNANDO Domingo de luna Teniente Coronel del "Batallón de Voluntarios Realistas de Torrox, 1831" "The rebels guided by the priest of Riogordo village, Antonio Muñoz, had found a chance shelter. The French captains foresaw a quick victory (...) However Muñoz called his men together and thanks to an unexpected attack on bigger troops, he got to break through the mountains leaving numerous casualties on the invader." Enrique Záttara Hernández "La villa de Almanzor 1998" (The Village of Almanzor, 1998) "970 houses with two or more flats, with irregular and tortuous streets that remember its Moorish structure, compose the village of Torrox. It has two squares with tree lined avenues and stone benches: the first one is the Constitución square where it is placed the City Hall - that it is also the prison." José Bisso "Crónica de la provincia de Málaga, 1869" (Chronicle of Malaga, 1869) "There was a widening called Los Caños. It was a sort of small square with a huge fountain made of marble. It has six spouts of water (caños de agua ) from which its name derived. These spouts came down to a huge pond, like a great trough made also of marble." Javier Nuñez Yánez "La caja de los hilos, 1998" (The thread box, 1998) "December 26th. In two hours the pacific inhabitants of Torrox counted 26 horrible oscillations that destroyed the hamlet. The spectacle filled them with consternation and a lot of people of the village emigrated. " Crónica oficial del terremoto de las navidades de 1884 (Official chronicle of the Christmas' earthquake in 1884) "The boys who live over there, in Calle Alta, Andasalia, El Henchidero, Las Cruces street... those who live in that hanging world over the square, only consider our parents -secretary of the City Hall, doctor, telegrapher, lawyer- as men who did not plough, who did not make shoes, who were not carpenters... " Manuel Márquez Mira "La vida de un hombre cualquiera, 1975" (The life of any man, 1975) The Almanzor route runs throught the central part of Torrox village. Following the decorative tiles, history traces and very attractive sites can be seen.