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Málaga is a port city in Andalusia, southern Spain, on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Málaga is surrounded by mountains, lying in the southern base of the Axarquía hills, and two rivers, the Guadalmedina - the historic center is located on its left bank - and the Guadalhorce, which flows west of the city into the Mediterranean. The Phoenicians from Tyre founded Malaka here circa 800 BC. The name is Malaka probably derived from the Phoenician word word ‘Malac’ which means ‘to salt’ because fish was salted near the harbour. The Pheonicians settled along the Guadalhorce River, which was the fish-salting center. The Greek rule ended around 550 B.C. when the Carthaginians attacked and took control of Malaga. The Romans attacked Malaga and other parts of Spain around 218 BC, which drove out the Carthaginians. Malaga fell under Roman domain, and was named Flavia Malacita. After the Roman Empire fell at the beginning of the 5th century, the Visigoths tribes attacked Malaga. The Visigoths could not dominate Malaga for long and were driven out by the Moors in 711 who called Spain Al-Andalus. Málaga was one of the Iberian cities where Arab rule persisted the longest, having been part of the Emirate of Granada while most other part of the peninsula already succumbed to the reconquista, the medieval Christian Spanish struggled to drive the Muslim Arabs out. Málaga was conquered by Christian forces in 1487, five years before the fall of Granada. Malaga was transformed into a Christian town with the construction of churches and other structures, while the Moorish structures were destroyed. The only exceptions were the forts of Alcazaba and Gibralfaro.
Pablo Picasso was born in the city of Málaga and was was baptized Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Crispiniano de la Santísima Trinidad, a series of names honouring various saints and relatives. Added to these were Ruiz and Picasso, for his father and mother, respectively, as per Spanish custom. |
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