between the armies of Julius Caesar and the son of Pompey, Gnaeus, for control of Spain and the little known world.
At the end of until 9th century Omar Ben Hafsun rebuilt and fortified El Castillo as part of his campaign against the power of Cordoba. Over the years the castle was attacked and then rebuilt until it was finally destroyed by Saib-Ibn Al-Mundir in the year 308 of the hegemony (year 932 in Christian era). From the 11th century el Castillo was rebuilt by the Hammadies and we know that in 13th century Monda was an important fortification.
Between spring and summer of 1485, Hurtado de Luna, the catholic King’s captain, took Monda with the title: Alcalde of Monda. Monda was then assigned to the jurisdiction of Malaga, to reduce the influence of Seville. The muslim population was allowed to stay in the Castillo / village but after an uprising in the Serranía of Ronda and the Marbella areas, they were ordered to convert to christianity. In 1508 King Fernando granted the “señorío“ of Tolox and Monda to the Marquis of Villena and Duke of Escallona, Diego López Pacheco.
On 19th March, 1570, the remaining Moorish population in Andalusia was expelled. Arévalo de Zuazo was in charge of the expulsion in Monda. The population was replaced by 80 christians selected by the Marquis of Villena. They were given the belongings of the expelled moors and moved downhill to begin the village if Monda in it’s present site.
Then … in the 20th century, in 1996 the Castillo was converted into the Hotel El Castillo de Monda.
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