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Ojen - Malaga Spain
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Ojen
Its municipal area lies between the Sierra Alpujata and the Sierra
Blanca (behind Marbella), its highlight being El Juanar Valley,
an area of immense natural beauty.
The village itself, surrounded by orchards, still retains its original
Arabic layout, with houses built on different levels to accomodate
the mountainside on which they stand, and is considered to be one
of the most beautiful in the province. Relics of its past include
the remains of Solis Castle and the Mudejar-style Our Lady’s
Church.
History
Ojen dates back to the Andalusi-Arabic period, when it was known
as Oxen or Hoxan, meaning “rugged place”.
Records tell us that in front of the village walls -now gone- Abderraman
III’s troops fought with the muladíes (Christian converts
to Islam) led by Omar Ben Hafsun in rebellion against the dominance
of the Emirate of Cordoba. Having defeated the muladíes,
Caliph Abderraman III ordered the building of a mosque as proof
of Moslem supremacy over Christian converts.
Following the village’s capture by the Catholic Monarchs,
one hundred moriscos (Moslem converts to Christianity) and four
Christians remained, all of whom were devoted to agricultural tasks.
However, by the mid 16th century, the moriscos had grown tired of
the abusive taxes which they were obliged to pay, and, encouraged
by the inhabitants of Istan, set fire to the village and its church
and fled to the Alpujarra region. By the end of the same century,
the village was practically abandoned.
In 1600, it was repopulated by settlers from La Roda de Andalucia.
In 1807, it was declared an independent village by Charles IV.