The coast of the Kingdom of Granada

Roquetas de Mar

Today: Roquetas de Mar, Spain

Years: 1737–1833

Roquetas grew up beside the castle of Santa Ana, which guarded the salt pans and the loading of salt against corsairs: in 1737 there were a few farmsteads, the village and the garrison's houses, and in 1739 the coastal district of Almería began here. In 1776 it separated from Felix as a municipality of its own.

What to see today

Castillo de Santa Ana (Castillo de las Roquetas): Castle, 16th to 17th century
Torre de Cerrillos: Tower, 16th century
Castillo de Guardias Viejas: Battery, c. 1769 to 1817

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