Laujar de Andarax

Laujar de Andarax, Spain
Coordinates: 36°59′N 2°53′W / 36.983°N 2.883°WCoordinates: 36°59′N 2°53′W / 36.983°N 2.883°W
Country	Spain
Community	Andalusia
Municipality	Almería
Government
• Mayor	Emilio Romero (PSA)
Area
• Total	92 km^2 (36 sq mi)
Elevation	918 m (3,012 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	1,836
• Density	20/km^2 (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
Year	Pop.	±%
1999	1,855	—
2000	1,833	−1.2%
2001	1,808	−1.4%
2002	1,842	+1.9%
2003	1,827	−0.8%
2004	1,819	−0.4%
2005	1,836	+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.

External links

• (Spanish) Láujar de Andarax - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
• (Spanish) Láujar de Andarax - Diputación Provincial de Almería