Christian Malaga
The taking of Malaga by the Catholic Monarchs took place on August 18, 1487. The siege of the city was traumatic and formed a very bloody episode that lasted several months (one of the longest of the so-called "Reconquest" ). The publication Malaga in the transit from the Nasrid medina to the Christian city (2018) narrates that, after the invasion, many Muslims were expelled and others ended up as slaves: "Only a minority formed by about 50 people led by the merchant Ali Dordux was able to keep their properties and continue to reside in the city".
According to the book In the footsteps of your city. From Roman Malaga to our days (2007), from then on Malaga began to be repopulated especially by settlers from the crown of Castile: "Knights, merchants, men of the sea and peasants will guarantee the continuity of productive activities, the military control and the political organization of the territory". For this, the monarchs ordered to distribute the lands in four territories delimited by parishes.
At this stage the urban expansion of the city began. Some public roads that emerged were Calle Nueva, Granados, Salvago, Solimán or Luis de Velázquez. New neighborhoods were also created beyond the walls . In the footsteps of your city. From Roman Malaga to Today (2007) describes that the Muslim-era suburb of Funtanalla was divided into two: the Puerta de Antequera suburb and the Puerta de Granada suburb. In the latter, the Judería (neighborhood of the Malaga Jews) was located. La Victoria and El Ejido were born around it. Towards the western part of Malaga were the suburb of Ferrerías , oriented to the foundry of iron, and the suburb of Las Huertas , which concentrated activities such as the salting industry (food preservation) and which gave rise to the El Perchel neighborhood.