Laujar de Andarax
Laujar de Andarax is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Laujar de Andarax, Spain | |
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 Seal | |
| Coordinates: 36°59′N 2°53′W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Andalusia |
| Municipality | Almería |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilio Romero (PSA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 918 m (3,012 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,538 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
The people of Laujar de Andarax took part in the rebellion of 1500, triggered by the forced conversion of its Muslim population to Christianity. It was the scene of one of the most violent episodes during the suppression of the rebellion. Two hundred Muslims who had taken refuge in a local mosque were blown up with gunpowder under the order of Louis de Beaumont.[2][3][4]
Great historical legacy is the one that drags this municipality, since it is considered the oldest in Spain. Capital of the Alpujarra Almeriense in which the legend says that it was founded by Tubal, who is the grandson of Noah, after the Universal Flood. Quantity of architectural elements are witnesses of the weather in this town worth visiting. The Mudejar Town Hall, the Mudejar Church of the Encarnación and the Hermitage of Health stand out.[5]
Location and geography
Its surface area is 92 km2 and it has a density of 20.0 inhabitants / km2.[6] Its geographic coordinates are 36º 59 ', N, 2º 53', O. It is located in the Alpujarra of Almeria at an altitude of 918 meters and 69 kilometers from the provincial capital, Almería.[7]
Demographics
With a more than 1500 inhabitants, the town has the largest population of that region.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1999 | 1,855 | — |
| 2000 | 1,833 | −1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,808 | −1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,842 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,827 | −0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,819 | −0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,836 | +0.9% |
| Source: INE (Spain) | ||
Notable People
- Pedro Murillo Velarde y Bravo: jurist, geographer and missionary in Philippines, was born in Laujar in 1696.
- Francisco Villaespesa Martín: modernist poet born in Laujar in 1877.
- Florentino Castañeda y Muñoz: historian born in Laujar in 1905.
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- MÁRMOL CARVAJAL, Luis del: Historia del [sic] Rebelión y Castigo de los Moriscos de Reino de Granada IV-xxvii;
- Lea, Henry Charles (1901). The Moriscos of Spain: Their Conversion and Expulsion. Lea Brothers & Company. pp. 38–39.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Carr, Matthew (2009). Blood and Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain. New Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-1-59558-361-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- https://www.ayuntamiento.es/laujar-de-andarax
- "Láujar de Andarax - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía". Instituto de Estadística (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucía. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- "Láujar de Andarax". Diputación Provincial de Almería (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 December 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
