Turre is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Almería province, in the autonomous community of
Andalusia
Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
, Spain.
Demographics
History of Turre
Turre was originally a Moorish settlement created after the invading Christian armies of the
Catholic Monarchs
The Catholic Monarchs were Isabella I of Castile, Queen Isabella I of Crown of Castile, Castile () and Ferdinand II of Aragon, King Ferdinand II of Crown of Aragón, Aragon (), whose marriage and joint rule marked the ''de facto'' unification of ...
expelled the Moors from the nearby village of
Mojacar in 1488. It was originally called Turris, after the Latin for "tower", probably because there was a watchtower at the location of the new settlement.
See also
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List of municipalities in Almería
Almería (province), Almería is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 103 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, Almería is t ...
References
External links
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Turre- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
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Diputación Provincial de Almería
Municipalities in the Province of Almería
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