Brief History of Velez de Benaudalla

Velez de Benaudalla is mentioned in Arab texts from very early times after the XIII Century Muslim conquest of Spain. At this time Velez was made part of a wide territorial area that integrated Salobreña into its district, including small villages in the nearby Valley of the Toba River. In one of the farmhouses of the Valley of the Toba River, today known as cortijo of Bernadilla, remains of burials from this early period have been discovered.

In 1494 after the conquest of Granada by the Christian monarchs and the subsequent expulsion or conversions of Moors, rule over Velez de Benaudalla and the area of Los Guajares was granted to Don Juan de Ulloa, son of the mayor of Almuñécar Rodrigo de Ulloa, and was repopulated by Christian migrants from other areas of Spain in subsequent years.

This information was taken from: http://www.costatropical.net/costaTropical_Destinations/Velez_de_Benaudalla.asp

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