Torre de los Alumbres

Torre de Los Alumbres this morning

The Torre de los Alumbres in the Valle de Rodalquilar along the track to El Playazo was built in 1510 to protect Rodalquilar from Berber pirates who frequently made incursions along this coast to acquire water, minerals and people to sell as slaves. In 1520 it failed to repel a pirate attack and many of the inhabitants of Rodalquilar were captured and enslaved.

Bateria de San Ramon

It was abandoned in 1590 and replaced by the Bateria de San Ramon on the beach – a much more substantial and heavily armed fortification.

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2 Responses to “Torre de los Alumbres”

bobbyvadillobobby Says:
January 20, 2012 at 11:32 am | Reply
dont suppose you know anything about who owns the bateria san ramon–its one of my very favourite places.
- Margaret Merry Says:
  January 20, 2012 at 12:13 pm | Reply
  Hello Bobby,
  
  We do not know who owns the Bateria de San Ramon but we are pretty certain it is privately owned. When you approach it from the cliff path from Cala del Cuervo the land by it is fenced off and there is a sign “finca privada”. There always seem to be people there so we think it is lived in. We will have a closer look next time we pass, they may well be German.
  
  Best wishes
  
  Margaret and Digby