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| Historic Church of Almería
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A large Islamic fort, the Alcazaba, dominates the
city and is the main reminder of Almeria's heyday when it was the
major port of the Cordoba caliphate. It grew wealthy on trade and
the textile industry with silk woven from the silkworms of the Alpujarras.
In 1489, the city was taken over by the Catholic
Monarchs and its Muslim populace expelled soon thereafter. In 1522,
Almeria was devastated by an earthquake and rebuilding and recovery
didn't really get underway until the 19th century.
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