Prado del Rey is a city located in the province of
Cádiz
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, Spain. According to the 2005
census
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, the city has a population of 5,968 inhabitants.
History
Human remains have been found dating back to the
Paleolithic but the first mention in ancient sources of activity in the area described what was in the Roman city of
Iptuci, cited by
Pliny
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as a "
Civitas" capable of minting its own currency. From this period are preserved wall paintings, ramparts, the Memorial stone on the facade of the Church, and a copper plate detailing a treaty between the Roman colony
Ucubi (Córdoba) and the municipality Iptuci.
Prado del Rey was later part of the border with the
Nasrid kingdom of Granada
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, capital = Granada
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(this border was very unstable) and the control of this city frequently changed hands.
After a period of Arabic hegemony, it was conquered by
Alfonso VII
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.
It remained depopulated until
Carlos III I refounded in the 18th century, with the plan of resettlement in southern Andalusia Assistant Sevilla D.
Pablo de Olavide and divided his land from 189 settlers from the
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
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and
Ronda
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.
Demographics
References
External links
Prado del Rey- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
Municipalities of the Province of Cádiz
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