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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 29 December 2008 20:58 |
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The name of the town is derived from the Arabic Inz Almaraz or Ximera, which means 'The Castle of the Woman'. Little is known about its actual origins, apart from evidence found in the Pileta Cave in Benaojan that would suggest settlements here from Neolithic times. There were also Phoenician burial remains discovered in the Finca El Tesero, four kilometres from the town centre, consisting of ceramic pieces and jewellery and household items used for funeral purposes. The Romans were here too in their time and left behind a roadway that used to link Gibraltar with the town of Acinipo. From Moorish times little is left except the name, although the Moorish cemetery found beneath the present church would suggest at one time the presence of a fortress in the area, as in other similar towns in the area. The town passed into Christian hands in 1485 after the conquest of Ronda.
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