Benamocarra information
Benamocarra is a small village near Velez, whose valley
it overlooks from its position atop a low ridge surrounded
by olive and almond trees, and vineyards, as well as orchards
and fields of sub-tropical crops. It was the birthplace
of Don Eduardo Ocon, Malaga’s best-known and most
illustrious musician.
History
Benamocarra is of Arabic origin, as suggested by its name,
derived from Banu Mukarram, meaning "the tribe of Mukarram",
probably a Berber people. It was conquered by Ferdinand
the Catholic in the wake of the capture of Velez Malaga
in 1487. In the years following the conquest, coexistence
between Christian settlers and Moslems was uneasy. After
the expulsion of the moriscos - Moslem converts to Christianity
- in the second half of the 16th century, the village was
repopulated with Old Christians from Puente Genil, Estepa,
Antequera and other locations.
Malaga province
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