*WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AL-ANDALUS AND GRANADA AS A KINGDOM.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
PROGRAM BRIEF DEL DÍA, RUTA BREVE
INTRODUCTION TO GRANADA: THE LAST KINGDOM OF AL-ANDALUS
BRIEF PHASES OF AL-ANDALUS
Origin and Jund period. Territorial grants and lordships to ‘Muslim’ mercenaries after the Battle of Guadalete. Visigothic kingdoms remained after Musa's visit.
Arrival of Abd al-Rahman I, Umayyad period of Al-Andalus
Descendant of the first Caliphate following the Caliphates of the four companions of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam.
Emirate Caliphate: Walled cities, supplied and sanitized.
Umayyad Caliphate: Economic significance: Global trade routes, silk, silver, gold, diamonds, animals.
Berber military rebellion → Taifa period.
First Ziri wall, current Albaicín.
Nasrid Kingdom.
Christian alliances.
Construction of the Alhambra
Reference to your guided visit to the Alhambra.
Granada as a kingdom, prosperous, condensation of Al-Andalus.
Era of Ibn Rushd - Averroes.
Science revolution in Al-Andalus.
Berber and Castilian alliances: Protection and tribute payments.
Loss of Muslim kingdoms "Reconquista".
Granada, city of refugees.
"Granada, the Damascus of Al-Andalus"
Domination of the southern Mediterranean.
Almería as the main port from the Damascus route.
Wealth.
Science = Technology.
Use of water and its applications in the modern world.
Boabdil and the Capitulations of Granada.
THE MOOR'S SIGH → Boabdil takes refuge in Láujar (Alpujarra).
CAPITULATIONS OF GRANADA → Brief Almohad period (tolerance of Islam).
Expected conversion -
Rebellions and abolition of the Capitulations, Cardinal Cisneros, mass baptisms.
The Moriscos: Fusion of traditions from the East to Europe.
PADUL, tectonic fault, Nigüelas, "acequias" (irrigation channels).
THE MOUNTAINS, Sierra Nevada, the highest mountains of the Iberian Peninsula.
WATER, THE MOUNTAIN, A GREAT SPONGE.
"Acequias de careo" MEMOLAB.ORG
24,000 km of unrestored acequias, despite being the primary water supply system for towns and irrigation.
WHITE AND MOUNTAIN VILLAGES: Berber communities.
LIME, narrow streets, mosque and central square, residential neighborhoods, family privacy, and a "hermitage" far away: Mosque, Madrasa, wise men, and their tombs, "holy" places.
HERMITAGE OF PINOS DEL VALLE: Learned scholars.
LECRÍN AND THE VALLEY OF LECRÍ-N: Joy + Prosperity.
AL-MORAYMA, travels of kings, great hermitage on a hill below the town.
ENTERING THE ALPUJARRA.
TABLATE BRIDGE
*Desert of Tabernas.
MEANING OF ALPUJARRA - BAJARA - TO EVAPORATE (albujar) TO VOLATILIZE, THE MARITIME (albahar).
LANJARÓN - EYE /SOURCE OF HARÚN
Bottling company and national water brand.
"Entering the natural park."
300 MINERAL WATER SPRINGS, HEALTH PROPERTIES (MINERALS) - ATTRIBUTIONS TO CHRISTIAN SAINTS.
Spa, treatments, excursions for seniors throughout Spain.
Classic village, tree-lined road.
Honey, handicrafts, baskets, shawls, ceramics.
Important Gypsy community → Transition of Moor
ish arts and traditions to modern Spain.
- [ ] Arab/Muslim castle
- [ ] Communication network, castles - network of towers (example from Córdoba to Granada), example of castles on the coast, communication with mirrors, robust version of current telecommunications system.
- [ ] Mountain villages, not walled, surveillance over valleys, and their entrances.
- [ ] Nickname "Cañoneros" - Napoleon.
- [ ] War front during the Civil War.
- [ ] Mass grave (later on).
- [ ] Picturesque white village (calima).
CULTIVATION ACEQUIAS: Acequias, terraces.
CROPS: Olive, almond… Avocado.
Increase in cultivation of avocados and higher-value fruits.
Tradition of mulberry cultivation and silk worms in the area "Las Moriscas" Berber women artisans of the mountain.
COMMON GRAVE.
THE BARRERAS: mudpit, Morisco potters, handicrafts, tile making..
"ALPUJARRA AS A ROUTE TO GRANADA, AND BACK GARDEN OF, GRANADA THE DAMASCUS OF AL-ANDALUS"
Domination of the southern Mediterranean.
Almería as the main port from the Damascus route.
Wealth.
ÓRGIVA - AL BASHAT .. Commercial route, castle of Órgiva, network of castles.
Las Barreras, clay quarry for handicrafts. Granada Last Muslim Kingdom and gateway from the East to Europe, "the Andalusian Damascus."
CURRENT PAUSE IN THE AREA.
"DRIVING OVER LEMONS" 1/3 OF THE FOREIGN POPULATION.
Benefit.
MORISCO REVOLUTION
ABEN HUMEYA - FERNANDO DE VÁLOR - proclaimed king.
PHILIP II suppresses the uprisings.
Repatriation and Royal Decree of 1570.
Expulsion of the Moriscos 1609 - Era of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
MORISCO GUILDS - "THE BIGGEST CROSS" Morisco folklore.
- Snow traders.
- Gardeners of the Alhambra: "If you want your garden to be a treasure, the one who works it must be a Moor."
- Acequia managers.
- Livestock farmers.
- Craftsmen.
GUADALFEO RIVER.
TREASURE RAVINE.
BLOOD RAVINE.
GALICIAN-PORTUGUESE settlers.
ROYAL DECREE 1570 by PHILIP II, great-grandson of the Catholic Monarchs.
Capture and dispersion of the Moriscos, Blood Ravine, Treasure Ravine.
ROYAL DECREE OF EXPULSION OF THE MORISCOS - TIME OF "DON QUIXOTE".
REPOPULATION OF THE AREA - PAMPANEIRA - PÓRTUGOS - FERREIROLA - MECINA - FONDALES.
LANDOWNERS AND CHRISTIAN LORDSHIPS.
MORISCO NOMENCLATURE: LA TAHÁ, ATALBAYZAR - "THE VETERINARIAN'S HOUSE".
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SOUR SPRING.
SEASIDE PROMENADE OF PITRES.
"BEGINNING OF THE NATIONAL PARK".
Honey, trees, aromatic plants, local fauna, farm animals,
Deep route of Alpujarran villages within the national park - 29 Granada - 15 Almería. (check Google Maps for names of villages) → up to the Desert of Tabernas.
LOCAL HOLIDAYS, OPEN DOORS.
DEEP SONG - CERAMIC CRAFTSMANSHIP.
PUBLIC FOOD AND DRINK.
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MOVING TO TREVÉLEZ AND THE HAM TRADITION
+ WHY IS SO MUCH PIG AND ALCOHOL CONSUMED IN SPAIN, MORE SO PUBLICLY DURING EVERY LOCAL VILLAGE SOCIAL GATHERING OR FESTIVITY?
IMPORTED PIGS,
MOUNTAIN HOSPITALITY TRADITION.
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LA CONTRAVIESA, WINE FROM GRANADA.
TAPAS ARE FROM GRANADA…
OTHER TRADITIONS AND OCCUPATIONS: Beekeepers, honey, livestock farmers, horses, mountaineers, crops, fruit trees, hunters, wild boar hunts, …snow traders, acequia managers, craftsmen.