The location of Almanzora caves has made is a magnet for
civilisations throughout history.
In Fuente Alamo, in the Sierra de Almagro, there are remains
from the Iron Age.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, Cuevas came under the
domination of the Marqués de Vélez, and developed
an agricultural society, until the 19th century when the
mining industry rose to its peak.
In 1910, 26,000 residents were recorded, a figure which
had dropped to 7,600 in the 1970s.
Today the population is increasing again, thanks to plastic
agriculture and growing tourism.
