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Malaga villages turist information - Alameda - Malaga Spain
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Alameda
In the north of the province of Malaga, on the border with that
of Seville, this village stands on a plain at the edge of the countryside,
with olive groves as its main natural resource. It boasts two elements
of extreme interest to the tourist: firstly, it is home to the grave
of Jose Maria Hinojosa, El Tempranillo, the most famous Andalusian
highwayman of the 19th century, who died not far from Alameda at
the hands of a former accomplice in 1833, and secondly, it features
La Ratosa Lagoon, an area protected by the Andalusian Regional Government.
History
The human settlements discovered here are extremely ancient and,
according to archaeological remains discovered in the area, date
back to the Calcolithic period. Archaeological evidence of Iberian
tribes has also been found. However, the best-documented culture
in terms of historical relics is that of the Roman era. According
to Pliny, the village was then known as Astigi Vetus.
Alameda has not always been part of the province of Malaga; for
many years it belonged to the estate of the Marquis of Estepa and,
later, to the province of Seville.
The patio of the parish church houses the grave of a famous and
much-feared 19th-century highwayman, Jose Maria Hinojosa, better
known by the nickname El Tempranillo, who died near the village
in 1833, at the hands of a former accomplice.