Laujar de Andarax

Laujar de Andarax, Spain
Coordinates: 36°59′N 2°53′W / 36.983°N 2.883°W / 36.983; -2.883Coordinates: 36°59′N 2°53′W / 36.983°N 2.883°W / 36.983; -2.883
Country Spain
Community Andalusia
Municipality Almería
Government
  Mayor Emilio Romero (PSA)
Area
  Total 92 km2 (36 sq mi)
Elevation 918 m (3,012 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 1,836
  Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Laujar de Andarax is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

History

The people of Laujar de Andarax took part in the rebellion in 1500, which were triggered by the forced conversions of its Muslim population to Christianity. It was the scene of one of the most violent episode during the suppression of the rebellion. Two hundred Muslims who have taken refuge in a local mosque were blown up with gunpowder under order of Louis de Beaumont.[1][2][3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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)

References

  1. MÁRMOL CARVAJAL, Luis del: Historia del [sic] Rebelión y Castigo de los Moriscos de Reino de Granada IV-xxvii;
  2. Lea, Henry Charles (1901). The Moriscos of Spain: Their Conversion and Expulsion. Lea Brothers & Company. pp. 38–39.
  3. Carr, Matthew (2009). Blood and Faith: The Purging of Muslim Spain. New Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-1-59558-361-1.

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