History

The name derives from the Arab word Qariat Quentar.

The first bibliographic reference of Quentar dates back to the 13th century, when this village appears as a district of the kingdom of Granada under the name of Dur.

In 1492 it becomes linked to the Crown of Castile like Granada.

The general uprising of the Moors in 1568 which started in Las Alpujarras and spread quickly all over the kingdom of Granada, had important consequences when a year later a large number of rebels from different parts of the Sierra looked for shelter in Quéntar, and Don Juan de Austria entered in the village destroying everything.

In 1570, more than 300 Moors were expelled from the village, leaving it almost uninhabited.

Important characters
Gabriel Morcillo Raya, painter.