History

The Mediterranean civilizations were attracted to this zone by the exploitation of the mines. Its origin is therefore linked to the legendary mines of Tharsis.
During Roman times it was called Olont. The Romans considered it a strategic place and the road that went to Paymogo, passed through here.
In Al-Andalus times the word Gebel was put before its name; this word means "mountain".
The Christian conquest was carried out by the prince don Alfonso de la Cerda in the year 1257. Although it passed once more into Moslem hands, it was definitively siezed by king Alfonso X and left as a feudal estate for his daughter Beatriz.
It was included in the Marquisate of Gibraleon during the reign of Carlos V, a title that was granted to Alfonso de Zuñiga.
It underwent a strange mestization due to the arrival of African slaves during the XV century and of Amerindians after the Discovery of America.