Puerto del Suspiro del Moro
| Puerto del Suspiro del Moro | |
|---|---|
  Puerto del Suspiro del Moro Location of the pass | |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,822 ft) |
| Location | Spain |
| Range | Sierra_Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°4′13″N 3°39′4″W / 37.07028°N 3.65111°WCoordinates: 37°4′13″N 3°39′4″W / 37.07028°N 3.65111°W |
Puerto del Suspiro del Moro or Pass of the Moor's Sigh is a mountain pass in the Spanish Sierra Nevada.
History
Muhammad XII, the last Moorish sultan of Granada, and his court are said to have crossed this Alpujarras pass at 860 m in height, after being ejected from Granada by the Catholic Monarchs in 1492. It is named so to describe the moment when he loudly sighed while looking back and longing for his Granada palaces, and in particular the Alhambra, an act which moved his mother to reportedly whip him with the famous "Now you weep like a woman over what you could not defend as a man."
External links
- Spanish poem by Aguijarro describing the ordeal in a very colorful and detailed way.
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