Rincón de la Victoria

Rincón de la Victoria
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Location of Rincón de la Victoria
Rincón de la Victoria Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 36°43′N 4°17′W / 36.717°N 4.283°W / 36.717; -4.283
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Málaga
Comarca	Axarquía
Government
• Mayor	Francisco Salado Escaño
Area
• Total	27.51 km2 (10.62 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	39,922
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Demonym	Rinconeros
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	Official website

Rincón de la Victoria is a municipality in the province of Málaga, in Andalusia, southern Spain.

History

Archaeological findings at the Cueva del Tesoro testify the human presence as early as the Palaeolithic Age. There are remains of walls from around 1000 BC which perhaps included an Iberian settlement.

Around 50 BC the Cartaginians established a port in a harbour nearby, followed by the Romans, who built here a fortified village called Bezmiliana. The presence of a Greek colony also in unconfirmed. Under the Moors it became a larger city, described by the 11th century traveller al-Idrisi.

After the conquest of the area under the Catholic Monarchs, the town lived a period of decline which laster until the 18th century.

Main sights

• Castle (18th century)
• Archaeological area of Loma-Torre de Benagalbón, including a Roman villa
• Archaeological Park of the Mediterranean
• Archaeological remains of Bezmiliana
• Cueva del Tesoro ("Grotto of the Treasure")
• Museum of Arts and Traditions
• Museum of Maritime Arts

External links

• Official website
• Rincón de la Victoria - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
• Pharmacies on Rincón de la Victoria

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