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from northern Europe. There are bus connections with
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Starting in 1571, settlers were brought in from all over Spain; many came from as far away as
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Olives are grown on the lower slopes, and in the valley below which extends from Órgiva to Cadiar, through which flows the
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The high villages have lost population as younger people seek work in the cities, in Spain and elsewhere in the
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of 1936–1939 was disastrous, as the opposing
Nationalist and Republican forces fought over the area. Some villages changed hands more than once, and each time the victor exacted retribution over the vanquished. Even after the Nationalist victory in April 1939, guerrilla fighters in the mountains
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was the first modern writer to describe a visit to the
Alpujarras: "La Alpujarra: sesenta leguas a caballo precedidas de seis en diligencia" (1874). In English, 'The Alpujarra: sixty leagues on horseback preceded by six in stagecoach'.
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The Sierra Nevada and most of the Alta
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conquest of 711 AD. They also created villages on the hillsides in the style to which they were accustomed in the mountains of North Africa: narrow, winding streets and small flat-roofed houses.
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the hills between this valley and the sea, and almond trees thrive on its southern slopes. The eastern end of the
Alpujarra, towards Ugijar in the province of Almería, is much more arid.
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