Bubión

Bubión is a municipality in the Alpujarra in the southern Sierra Nevada in the Spanish province of Granada.

Bubión is around 1,300 meters above sea level at the Poqueira Ravine, a tributary of the Rio Guadalfeo. Together with Capileira in the north and in the south Pampaneira the site was classified as Conjunto histórico - artístico. The Moorish architecture of the places similar to the construction of the Berber peoples and consists of whitewashed cube-shaped houses with flat roofs, which often serve as a terrace for about location houses. The surrounding slopes are partially covered by terraces, planted with introduced by the Moors lemon, orange, almond and mulberry trees. The typical allocation of places in so-called barrios in upper, middle and lower village is returned to the Moors.

The most important building Bubións is the village church built in the 16th century. Its massive tower was used by Abén Humeya followers as a refuge and a defense against the Spaniards. Another important building is the Villa Turistica in which the office is housed. It serves the increasing in recent years, tourism, who discovered the region as an attractive hiking area. The climate is Mediterranean mild even in winter, despite the altitude.

History

Bubión was probably founded in Roman times to the birth of Christ, because in the 19th century remains of Roman burial sites were found. Under the rule of the Moors the Alpujarras gained a certain importance. She put the last bastion of the Moors on Spanish soil dar. In the 13th century Bubión became the capital of the Taha de Poqueira, an area which included the villages Capileira, Bubion, Pampaneira and the non-existent Alguastar. In the course of Moriskenaufstände residents stood on the side of Abén Humeya and fought against Spanish oppression (1569-1571), but were defeated by the Spaniards under Juan de Austria. As a result many Moors to Castile and Aragon had zwangsumsiedeln.