Tour The municipality of Orgiva is part of the Natural Park of Sierra Nevada, and is located on its southern side. Nestled in Guadalfeo depression, at the confluence of the river and its tributary Guadalfeo Chico River Orgiva, is known as the capital of the western Alpujarra.Commercial City, which has traditionally supplied the entire region, combines its architecture and modern lifestyle traits with those that endure for centuries in La Alpujarra almost intact, and make this a unique place in the Spanish territory.Órgiva, besides the judicial district, district health and education, is also the hub of four highways that leave a link La Alpujarra with Salobreña and the Costa del Sol, another, Lanjaron, Granada leads to a third, by Torviscón leads to the coast of Granada to the height of the Rábita, and another goes into the heart of La Alpujarra, rising to Pampaneira, Bubión, Capileira, Trevélez and other towns such as serrano distinctly.
History
Orgiva has sought to identify (Madoz) with the Greek colony of Exoche, mentioned by Ptolemy.
The first documentary reference to the town appears in the writings of the geographer al-Idrisi (1100-1164) with the name of Hisn Orgiva, cora castle of Elvira. During the reign Nazari Albastch took the name, which means plain, and for several centuries was Albacete Órgiva.
After the loss of Granada (1492) the Catholic Monarchs gave the city the dethroned king Boabdil by way of retirement, he lost it soon after becoming domain of Don Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, the Great Captain. Then it was instead of the manors of the Duke of Sesa, of Cordova and Ayala, the Marquis de Balençuela and, finally, of the counts of Sástago.
He played a major role in the war against the Moors, when Hernando de Valor, who took the name of Abén Humeya, took up arms against Philip II, causing a general revolt that affected the entire kingdom of Granada.
Internal disagreements amongst the Moors, who finished killing Abén Humeya (1569), allowed Juan de Austria over soon with the uprising.
Would finally expelled the Moors in 1609, this gives the City a serious setback.
In 1973 it merged municipalities and Fregenite Alcázar.
Gastronomy
From the kitchen orgiveña include cod paprika, garlic roasting, soaking, kid with bunting and fig cakes.
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