Campillos stands on a natural route which links the
province of Malaga with the north of the province
of Cadiz, at one extreme of the Antequera basin, among
cereal and olive fields. Its main region of scenic
and ecological interest is the zone by Dulce, Salada,
Redonda, Capacete, Marcela, Cerrero and Camuñas
Lagoons, declared a Nature Reserve by the Andalusian
Regional Government. The village’s most notable
monument is Our Lady’s Church. Campillos is
also famous for its long tradition of producing leather
garments.
History
The region has been the scene of numerous archaeological
discoveries pertaining to prehistoric times, particularly
to the Neolithic period, which have appeared in the
hills which fall within the municipal boundary; The
Castillejos was the site of relics from the Ibero-Roman
era; and a Visigoth settlement appears to have once
existed in a location known as The Moralejo. In this
days the village dates back to 1482. After the conquest
of Teba by Ramirez de Guzman and the subsequent pacification
of the area, natives of Osuna came to work as coal
merchants and cattle farmers, as a result of the abundance
of holm oaks and pastures. Settlers from Teba and
Antequera followed later. In 1680, the inhabitants
of Campillos bought the right to jurisdiction over
their own village, which had hitherto belonged to
the Count of Teba, and King Charles II granted it
full village status. It was named the headquarters
of the administrative district in 1821. In 1975, with
the building of Guadalteba Dam and the disappearance
of the village of Peñarrubia beneath its waters,
the municipal area of Campillos was extended by the
incorporation of the territory of the aforementioned
location into its boundaries.
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