History

There are numerous Prehistoric sites, such as: the remains of Hippo Nova, the settlement and Megalithic necropolis of Los Castillejos and the dolmens at the Peña de los Gitanos.

In Latin, it was called Mons Frigidus and in Arab, Montefrid.

The fortress was used by the court of King Aben Ismael III. It played a essential part in the defensive organisation of the Vega del Genil, although it was eventually taken in 1486 by Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba in the name of the Catholic Monarchs.

The church of La Villa was built on top of the old fortress between 1486 and 1507.

Important Characters
Alfonso Garcí­a Valdegás, Member of the Real Academia Española (Spanish Academy).
Manuel Ávila, flamenco singer.