A location known as Guaro el Viejo, a few kilometres
from the present-day village, was the first recorded
site of the village, having appeared near a watchtower
which formed part of the line of defences built to
protect the Guadalhorce Valley.
Guaro dates back to Andalusi-Arabic times and, following
the capture of Coin in 1485, it fell under the control
of the Catholic Monarchs, its inhabitants surrendering
to crown domination.
It was one of the few villages where mudéjares
(Moslem converts to Christianity) and Old Christians
lived together peacefully, as witnessed by several
texts of the time.
In 1614, it attained independent village status and
when Don Juan de Sotomayor Carrillo de la Vega, Crown
judge of Castile, was made a Count by Philip IV in
return for services rendered to the Crown, Guaro became
the area’s county town.
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