Corumbela is a village in the

province of Málaga The province of Málaga ( es, Provincia de Málaga ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to ...

, Andalusia, Spain. The date of foundation is unknown, although it is believed that it was populated by

Iberians The Iberians ( la, Hibērī, from el, Ἴβηρες, ''Iberes'') were an ancient people settled in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula, at least from the 6th century BC. They are described in Greek and Roman sources (among ...

. The name is Roman and means "dove". At present, the village has about 300 inhabitants, because it never recovered from two natural disasters that occurred at the end of the 19th century: the

phylloxera Grape phylloxera is an insect pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America. Grape phylloxera (''Daktulosphaira vitifoliae'' (Fitch 1855) belong to the family Phylloxeridae, within the order Hemiptera, bugs ...

plague, a disease that affected the vineyards, and a strong earthquake, which badly affected the economy and made many people emigrate. It is located at an altitude of , which results in great views in all directions, including views of the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...

. Corumbela has landscapes in which you can fully enjoy the splendor of nature, since it is right beside the

Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park The Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park ( es, Parque natural de las Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama) is a protected area in the Spanish provinces of Málaga and Granada. It contains the Sierra de Tejeda and Sierra de Almijara ...

History

In 1493 the Catholic Monarchs

Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II ( an, Ferrando; ca, Ferran; eu, Errando; it, Ferdinando; la, Ferdinandus; es, Fernando; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), also called Ferdinand the Catholic (Spanish: ''el Católico''), was King of Aragon and Sardinia from ...

and

Isabella I of Castile Isabella I ( es, Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''la Católica''), was Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death in 1504, as well as List of Aragonese royal consorts, Queen consort ...

, after completion of the conquest of the

Emirate of Granada The Emirate of Granada ( ar, إمارة غرﻧﺎﻃﺔ, Imārat Ġarnāṭah), also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada ( es, Reino Nazarí de Granada), was an Emirate, Islamic realm in southern Iberia during the Late Middle Ages. It was the ...

, gave Corumbela as payment for services to

Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza (died 11 August 1525), 3rd Count of Cabra, was a Castilian nobleman. He served with distinction during the war in which the Emirate of Granada was conquered by the forces of Castile and Aragon, and subsequen ...

, 3rd

Count of Cabra Count of Cabra is a Spanish noble title created by King Henry IV of Castile on 2 November 1455 for Diego Fernandez de Cordova and Montemayor, 1st Viscount of Iznájar. The titleholder is a Grandee of Spain, the third oldest such title in Spain. T ...

. Afterwards it belonged to the Ducal House of Medinaceli, which owned the Estate until 1811 when the

Cortes of Cádiz The Cortes of Cádiz was a revival of the traditional ''Cortes Generales, cortes'' (Spanish parliament), which as an institution had not functioned for many years, but it met as a single body, rather than divided into estates as with previous o ...

prohibited the lordships. From 1811 until 1868 it had its own council. In 1867 there was a regrouping into new municipal units in which Corumbela became part of the municipality of

Sayalonga Sayalonga is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of La Axarquía. The municipality is situated approximately 38 kilometres from the capital ...

, where the Town Hall is located today.

Monuments

The most important monument in Corumbela is without doubt its Church, which has a

Mudéjar art Mudéjar art, also known as Mudéjar style, refers to a type of ornamentation and decoration used in the Iberian Peninsula, Iberian Christian kingdoms, primarily between the 13th and 16th centuries. It was applied to Romanesque architecture, Rom ...

minaret. The church has all the characteristics of once being a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

, but the Minaret most faithfully preserves the Mudéjar architecture. It is built of masonry, with thick flat stones crossed by brick courses. Its interior is well preserved. Another place to visit in Corumbela is "Las 3 Fuentes" (The 3 Springs), where natural and crystalline water runs. It is here where people gathered to collect drinking water. This is located on the outskirts of the town.

Gastronomy

Corumbela has rich agriculture and gastronomy. Its cuisine is very rich and varied, particularly fennel stew washed down with a good local wine. The blood sausages are very good as well as the ''cateto'' bread, made in a traditional wood oven.

Festivals

*The Corumbela festival is held in honor of San Antón on the first weekend of July. For this, the village publishes an advertising book with the companies and businesses in the area, including the program for the 3 days, which is distributed by the town and the establishments weeks before the festival takes place. *Holy Week in Corumbela has its main activity on three days: on Holy Thursday

Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady of Sorrows ( la, Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows ( la, Mater Dolorosa, link=no), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names ...

and the Nazareno del Perdón leave in procession. On Good Friday,

and the Crucified Christ make their exit and finally on Easter Sunday the Risen Christ comes out accompanied again by

Notes

Sources

* Ayuntamiento de Sayalonga
Corumbela
' * https://web.archive.org/web/20131104010911/http://www.pueblos-espana.org/andalucia/malaga/corumbela/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20091220080841/http://www.sayalonga.es/corumbela.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Corumbela Populated places in the Province of Málaga