Montenegro, Spain

This article is about a Cortijada (collection of 'Cortijos' or farmsteads) in Spain. For other places named Montenegro, see Montenegro (disambiguation).

Montenegro is located at 36°57′58″N 3°7′56″W / 36.96611°N 3.13222°W / 36.96611; -3.13222 in Andalucía, Spain; and currently has only 5 adult inhabitants. It is part of the municipality of Alpujarra de la Sierra.

It is on the old GR 7 trading route (now a long-distance footpath) that runs from Algeciras to Greece.

It was once owned by Aben Aboo, the last Moorish King in Spain ^[1] - successor to Aben Humeya. His possessions were redistributed to the Christian families of Blanco, Medina, Romera, Ruiz and Vela who were from other parts of Spain in 1652.^[2]

References

1. ^ ""Alpujarra de la Sierra - Historia", Ayuntamiento de Alpujarra de la Sierra". http://www.alpujarrasierra.com/web/index.php/Historia.php. Retrieved 2008-11-02. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ""Montenegro - Pictures - History"". http://www.las-alpujarras.net/Towns_and_Villages/Montenegro/Pictures/?ref=DSCN1153w.jpg#focus. Retrieved 2008-11-02.