Torremolinos History
The Torremolinos coastal emplacement made it a base of settlement
for ancient civilizations: Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans and
Arabs.
The first mention of the town appears in 1498, year of the
Christian Conquering of Málaga here the Catholic Kings
and their vast troops encamped during the siege of Málaga;
territory that in present day belongs to the municipality
of Alhaurín de la Torre.
From the peaceful agricultural, fishing and flour producing
Andalusian village of 3000 inhabitants that Torremolinos used
to be in 1920, Torremolinos has grown into the world- known
touristic town, that in high season houses more than 25.000
tourist placing it ahead of more than 35 Spanish province
capitals in number of inhabitants.
Torremolinos remained an independent municipality until 1924,
when it became part of Málaga, until a popular movement
promoted by the Proautonomy Council of Torremolinos, regained
its independence, constituting the municipality of Torremolinos
on September 27, 1988.
At the end of the 50's, when the tourist boom began , the
small town composed of a downtown area around San Miguel streets
and "the Calvario", "Bajondillo" and "La
Carihuela" neighbourhoods, began its urban and economical
take off to become the number one touristic municipality of
Andalusia and one of the most important at national and international
level.
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