 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | © cadiznet.com All rights reserved |  |  |  |  | | Around the town there are Roman remains but the most significant village was formed under Muslim rule, reaching out to around the Gailir castle. Reconquered towards 1240, the shape that we know today comes from 1615 when the village made a plea to the Crown which would allow the installation of religious orders and the construction of a parish church. |