Laujar de Andarax
Laujar de Andarax is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
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Laujar de Andarax is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
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• Official Name — Laujar de Andarax, Spain • Image Skyline — Laujar de Andarax, en Almería (España).jpg • Image Flag — Bandera de Laujar de Andarax (Almería).svg • Image Shield — Escudo de Laujar de Andarax (Almería).svg • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Community • Subdivision Name1 — Andalusia • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Almería • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Emilio Romero • Leader Party — PSA • Area Total Km2 — 92 • Population As Of — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Population Total — population_total • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Elevation M — 918 Laujar de Andarax is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
History
History
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.
Location and geography
Location and geography
Its surface area is 92 km 2 and it has a density of 20.0 inhabitants / km 2. 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.
Demographics
Demographics
With a more than 1500 inhabitants, the town has the largest population of that region.
Notable people
Notable people
• Pedro Murillo Velarde y Bravo: jurist, geographer and missionary to the Philippines; was born in Laujar in 1696. • Francisco Villaespesa Martín: modernist poet born in Laujar in 1877. • Florentino Castañeda y Muñoz: historian born in Laujar in 1905.
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