Macharaviaya

Macharaviaya is a municipality of the Province of Málaga, located at 235 meters of altitude, and being part of comarque Axarquía. Its population listed in 2005 is of 362 inhabitants.

Limiting: in north is the municipalities of Almachar, in the east Iznate, south-east Vélez-Málaga, the south Rincón of Victoria and in the west Moclinejo.

the city located in a basin surrounded by hills a height of approximately 481 meters, is fed by a brook named Ibero, taking its source on the mount Vallejo, beam Benaque and finishes its race while being jettant in the Cajiz.
Distances : 27 km of Málaga; and 575 km of Madrid

History

The Arab town of origin (mashar of Abu Yahya) was founded in 1572. The parish church built on foundations tonics of this time, has like patron saint San Jacinto .

At the 17th century, Macharaviaya had a prosperous economy thanks to a family of rich person aristocrats established in the area, of which part of the family made fortune while being expatriant with the America S. The family Bernardo de Gálvez negotiated between Spain and Americas, of the foodstuffs and drapery. Miguel de Gálvez there Gallardo ambassador of Prussia, and Russia at the time of the Large Catherine of Russia, introduced the wine of Malaga on all the tables Européen born.

Gastronomy

The typical dishes of the area of Macharaviaya are the gazpachuelo and the soup with garlic .

Festivals

August 5th: Saint Bernard (San Bernardo)

Population

Census of 2005: 362 inhabitants

Men: 196
Women: 166
Less than 20 years: 21,27%
Between 20 and 65 years: 67,40%
More than 65 years: 11,33%

External bonds

Site of the commune of Macharaviaya

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