Cañete la Real
With a population of 2.300 inhabitants is a bordering
town between "La Serranía de Ronda"
and the administrative district of Antequera. Its
name is derived from the Arabic term, Hins Cannit
or Quannit, which means "the Castle of Cannit".
Following a Royal Decree from King Alfonso XI, the
post- descriptive term "Real" is added.
The remains of human settlements from the Neolithic
Period are the most ancient that have been found in
the area. The Iberians, on their part, settled on
a nearby hill, which they named "Sabora".
Afterwards, the Romans moved the urban centre to the
more plain area and the Emperor Vespasian conferred
to it the title of municipal district, building statues
and striking coins in its honour. After repeated conquests
and reconquests by Arabs and Christians, it is finally
incorporated into the Castilla Crown in 1407.
Interesting monuments to visit are the Parish Church
of San Sebastián, which dates from the Fifteenth
Century but was rebuilt after an earthquake in the
Eighteenth Century, the Convent of San Francisco,
from the Seventeenth century and the Monastery of
"El Santísimo Sacramento de las Monjas
Carmelitas", hailing from the Eighteenth Century.
At present, the fortress of "Hans Cannit"
is in a phase of reconstruction. The most important
feast that takes place in the town is the one dedicated
to "La Virgen de Canosantos" and its typical
dishes are "la porra", the pork derivates
and the delicious sweets and fairy cakes made by the
cloister nuns.
Antequera Villages
Axarquía Villages
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