Turre is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Almería province, in the autonomous community of
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...
, Spain.
Demographics
History of Turre
Turre was originally a Moorish settlement created after the invading Christian armies of the
Catholic Monarchs expelled the Moors from the nearby village of
Mojacar in 1488. It was originally called Turris, after the Latin for "tower", probably because there was a watchtower at the location of the new settlement.
English Language books about Turre
Turre - a history
In 2015 local author David Jackson published a history of the village which follows the evolution of Turre from its founding up to the modern day.
References
External links
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- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
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Diputación Provincial de Almería
Municipalities in the Province of Almería
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