San José (Almeria)
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San José is a village within the town of Nijar in the Spanish province of Almería in southern Andalusia. The popular resort is located in the Natural Park of Cabo de Gata at the extreme south-east coast of Spain, and had in 2011 1012 inhabitants. However, the population grows in the summer months at a time up to 20,000 people. The beach of San José is located on a shallow bay on the Costa de Almeria in the vicinity of the marina.
About 2 miles south of San Jose is located in a cove beach Playa de los Genovese, a popular 1,000 m long beach with rocky headlands at each end. A further 2 km to the west is the Playa de Mónsul. The beach is covered with gray volcanic sand and huge chunks of dark volcanic rock. The area served as the backdrop for several movies. Both beaches are among the most beautiful in Spain.
History
The earliest evidence of human settlement in this region are from Los Escullos, an approximately 8 km north of San José lying place, and have been dated to the Middle Stone Age, some even to the Paleolithic. In the Neolithic and the Chalcolithic period, the first settlements (2500 BC to 1800 BC ) could be assigned to the Los Millares culture, while the finds from the Bronze Age to the El- Argar culture ( created from 1800 to 1300 BC. ) belong. These settlements were in the vicinity of numerous copper mines in the area, where there was water and shelter in caves. Both cultures are regarded today as the most important in Western Europe in order to study the beginnings of metalworking. Its decline took place in the Late Bronze Age ( 1000-800 BC), when the Tartars appeared at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River and the western culture repressed.
Between 1733 and 1735 the fortress of San Jose was built on the coast of Andalusia on the orders of Philip V. It was equipped with three batteries to monitor and protect this stretch of coast. The nearby beaches of Cala Cala Higuera Genovese and were a popular anchorage for pirates to replenish their water and food supplies. Under the protection of this military facility, the small fishing village of the same name originated.