Guaro (Spain)
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This article is about the Spanish municipality. For other uses, see Guaro
Guaro is a municipality of the Province of Málaga, in Andalusia
, southern Spain
, with a population of 2,228. It belongs to the Guadalhorce
valley area, 44 kilometres off Malaga Capital, and it stands 354 metres above sea level. The land area is 22 square kilometres. Guaro's main economical activities are olive
and almond
agriculture, along with other traditional irrigated crops, and oddly-enough, as of 2006 the number of women with work contracts doubled that of men.
The first settlement in the area dates from Arabic times and was located at the place known as Old Guaro, at the feet of a tower that once was part of the line of fortifications of Guadalhorce valley. The municipality was conquered by the Catholic Monarchs
in 1485. Guaro became an independent village on 1614 by decree of King Philip IV of Spain
. The city is notable for its typical Andalus streets bordered with white houses garnished with flowers. Its main monument is Saint Michel's parish, built in the 16th century and reformed in the early 17th century by Pedro Días de Palacios, that exhibits a square, two-bodied tower and no lateral vessels.
Guaro
The Spanish term guaro can mean one of the following:*Guaro , a sugar cane-distilled alcoholic drink produced in parts of Central America and Colombia*Guaro , a folkloric way to call the inhabitants of Lara State, Venezuela...
Guaro is a municipality of the Province of Málaga, in Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
, southern Spain
Spain
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, with a population of 2,228. It belongs to the Guadalhorce
Guadalhorce
The Guadalhorce River is the principal river of the Province of Málaga, southern Spain....
valley area, 44 kilometres off Malaga Capital, and it stands 354 metres above sea level. The land area is 22 square kilometres. Guaro's main economical activities are olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
and almond
Almond
The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree...
agriculture, along with other traditional irrigated crops, and oddly-enough, as of 2006 the number of women with work contracts doubled that of men.
The first settlement in the area dates from Arabic times and was located at the place known as Old Guaro, at the feet of a tower that once was part of the line of fortifications of Guadalhorce valley. The municipality was conquered by the Catholic Monarchs
Catholic Monarchs
The Catholic Monarchs is the collective title used in history for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. They were both from the House of Trastámara and were second cousins, being both descended from John I of Castile; they were given a papal dispensation to deal with...
in 1485. Guaro became an independent village on 1614 by decree of King Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
. The city is notable for its typical Andalus streets bordered with white houses garnished with flowers. Its main monument is Saint Michel's parish, built in the 16th century and reformed in the early 17th century by Pedro Días de Palacios, that exhibits a square, two-bodied tower and no lateral vessels.