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We
know that during the Neolithic and the Age
of Bronze, perfectly socially organized populations
were seated in this solar, as demonstrates
the presence of the "Dólmenes"
of "Menga","
Viera" and "El
Romeral", the most renowned
of the prehistoric period.
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Dólmen de Menga |
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Among
the Andalusian set of monumental cities, Antequera
is highlighted for the extent of its preserved
historical sequence. Furthermore, its location
converts it into a paradigm of a romantic
Spanish southern city: At the lowest point
of the restless "El Torcal"
mountains and mastering the immense flatness
of a fertile plain in which emerges the enigmatic
anthropomorphic Rock called "La
Peña de los Enamorados". |
Peña de los Enamorados y Alcazaba |
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The
urban set, slowly configured during centuries,
is seated on the hillside of the old Acropolis
configuring the walls of its "Alcazaba"
and the full mass of erudite renascence, which
is the Real Church, called "Colegiata
de Santa María La Mayor".
The Roman Imperium domination in Andalusia
bequeathed us the municipality of Antikaria,
historically something enigmatic and archaeologically
testified by an interesting epigraphic series,
by the constructions of the Thermal baths
of " Santa María", "El
Ninfeo de la Carnicería" and by
the Monumental Villa of the Station. |
Arco de los Gigantes |
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But,
without no doubt, the great Roman legacy of
the city is the Roman sculpture of bronze
of the first century called "Efebo
of Antequera", Which has been
inspired on Greek models, and it is the most
beautiful classic bronze's sculpture preserved
in Spain. The Islamic Antequera or "Madina
Antaqira" results easy to evoking by
the preserved walls of its ancient enclosure,
with two circular defensive walls. In 1410
Infant Fernando called "Fernando el de
Antequera", decided to take a new advance
to the reconquest process. His decision was
to conquer Antequera's square was fulfilled
the same year, on September 16th.
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Efebo de Antequera |
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The Castilian Antequera experienced, with
certain rapidity, an unstoppable demographic
explosion converting it in the S. XVI and
XVII centuries, in an important economic and
commercial place. In this historical reality
emerge the city or Renaissance and Baroque,
which still remains in its parochial and conventual's
churches, palaces, chapels and many other
symbols.
On the Renaissance period
is highlighted the set of churches formed
by the Temples of "Santa María
la Grande", "San Pedro", San
Juan", and "San Sebastián".
However the style that defines more the city
is the Baroque as well as
in its towers, reed maces, the infinity of
frontispieces and in the extraordinarily decorated
interiors. It is more: for this period we
can speak about a genuine Local Baroque, which
satisfied its own demands through its numerous
workshops.
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El Torcal |
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