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Vélez-Málaga is a municipality and the capital of the Axarquía comarca in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the most important city in the comarca. Locally it is referred to as Vélez. Vélez-Málaga is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of Costa del Sol-Axarquía. The municipality forms part of the Costa del Sol region. Vélez-Málaga itself is a market city and "bustling market town and supply centre for the regions farmers",〔() The Rough Guide to Andalucia By Geoff Garvey, Mark Ellingham - Penguin, Jul 12, 2012〕 4 km inland from Torre del Mar but unlike the coastal resort not dominated by the tourist industry. ==History== Despite traces of human presence dating to pre-historic times, the first historical mention of a settlement in the area is linked to a Phoenician colony (8th century BC) - remains have been found at Los Toscanos. Also the Romans had settlements in the area, and produced ''garum''. Vélez-Málaga was founded by the Moors after their conquest of Spain. In the 13th-14th century, it was one of the main cities of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. The population growth spurred the population to build outside the walls. Vélez-Málaga surrendered to the Christian army of Ferdinand II of Aragon on 27 April 1487. In the occasion, most the Muslim inhabitants fled, or where forced to leave, being replaced by Christian colonists from Castile. During the War of Spanish Succession, the sea facing the town was the seat of the battle of Vélez-Málaga (23 August 1704) between the Franco-Spanish and the Anglo-Dutch fleets. 60% of the population was killed by Yellow fever in the 19th century. In the early 20th century the city was reached by a railroad connecting it to Torre del Mar. Starting from 1960s, Vélez-Málaga experienced a boom in tourism. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vélez-Málaga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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