The people of Laujar de Andarax took part in the rebellion of the Alpujarras in 1500, triggered by the forced conversion of its Muslim population to Christianity. It was the scene of one of the most violent episodes during the suppression of the rebellion. Two hundred Muslims who had taken refuge in a local mosque were blown up with gunpowder under the order of Louis de Beaumont.[2][3][4]
Location and geographyedit
Its surface area is 92 km2 and it has a density of 20.0 inhabitants / km2.[5] Its geographic coordinates are 36º 59 ', N, 2º 53', O. It is located in the Alpujarra of Almeria at an altitude of 918 meters and 69 kilometers from the provincial capital, Almería.[6]
Demographicsedit
With a more than 1500 inhabitants, the town has the largest population of that region.[citation needed]
laujar, andarax, municipality, almería, province, autonomous, community, andalusia, spain, spainsealcoordinates, 883countryspaincommunityandalusiamunicipalityalmeríagovernment, mayoremilio, romero, area, total92, elevation918, population, 2018, total1, density. Laujar de Andarax is a municipality of Almeria province in the autonomous community of Andalusia Spain Laujar de Andarax SpainSealCoordinates 36 59 N 2 53 W 36 983 N 2 883 W 36 983 2 883CountrySpainCommunityAndalusiaMunicipalityAlmeriaGovernment MayorEmilio Romero PSA Area Total92 km2 36 sq mi Elevation918 m 3 012 ft Population 2018 1 Total1 538 Density17 km2 43 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Laujar de AndaraxContents 1 History 2 Location and geography 3 Demographics 4 Notable people 5 ReferencesHistory editThe people of Laujar de Andarax took part in the rebellion of the Alpujarras in 1500 triggered by the forced conversion of its Muslim population to Christianity It was the scene of one of the most violent episodes during the suppression of the rebellion Two hundred Muslims who had taken refuge in a local mosque were blown up with gunpowder under the order of Louis de Beaumont 2 3 4 Location and geography editIts surface area is 92 km2 and it has a density of 20 0 inhabitants km2 5 Its geographic coordinates are 36º 59 N 2º 53 O It is located in the Alpujarra of Almeria at an altitude of 918 meters and 69 kilometers from the provincial capital Almeria 6 Demographics editWith a more than 1500 inhabitants the town has the largest population of that region citation needed Historical populationYearPop 19991 855 20001 833 1 2 20011 808 1 4 20021 842 1 9 20031 827 0 8 20041 819 0 4 20051 836 0 9 Source INE Spain Notable people editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pedro Murillo Velarde y Bravo es de jurist geographer and missionary to the Philippines was born in Laujar in 1696 Francisco Villaespesa Martin modernist poet born in Laujar in 1877 Florentino Castaneda y Munoz es historian born in Laujar in 1905 References edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute MARMOL CARVAJAL Luis del Historia del sic Rebelion y Castigo de los Moriscos de Reino de Granada IV xxvii Lea Henry Charles 1901 The Moriscos of Spain Their Conversion and Expulsion Lea Brothers amp Company pp 38 39 Carr Matthew 2009 Blood and Faith The Purging of Muslim Spain New Press pp 63 64 ISBN 978 1 59558 361 1 Laujar de Andarax Sistema de Informacion Multiterritorial de Andalucia Instituto de Estadistica in Spanish Junta de Andalucia Archived from the original on 19 August 2006 Retrieved 1 May 2020 Laujar de Andarax Diputacion Provincial de Almeria in Spanish Archived from the original on 21 December 2004 Retrieved 1 May 2019 nbsp This article about a location in the province of Almeria Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laujar de Andarax amp oldid 1078649715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
