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Andalucía and Costa del Sol : Top 10 Historic Andalucían Figures

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1. Melkarth

The Phoenician’s name for Hercules, whom legend claims to have founded Andalucía.
2. Trajan

One of the greatest Roman emperors (AD 98–117) was a native of Itálica.
3. Hadrian

Trajan’s successor (117–38) was a great builder, emphasizing Rome’s Classical Greek roots.
4. Abd el-Rahman III

The Syrian leader (912– 61) established the autonomous Caliphate of al-Andalus.
5. Boabdil

The final Moorish ruler (r.1482–92) lost Granada to the Catholic Monarchs.
6. Isabel and Fernando

Isabel of Castilla and Fernando of Aragón (1479– 1516) were dubbed “The Catholic Monarchs”.
7. Christopher Columbus

The Genoese sea captain (1451–1506) set sail from Huelva Province and, on 12 October 1492, landed on one of the Bahamian islands.
8. Emperor Carlos V

His reign (1516–56) left Spain nearly bankrupt, but with cultural legacies such as his palace in Granada (see Palacio de Carlos V).
9. Felipe V

Felipe V (1700–46) had his court in Seville until a claim to the throne by Archduke Charles of Austria led to the War of Spanish Succession.
10. Felipe González

A native of Seville, this left-wing leader (1982–96) brought rapid change to Spain and to Andalucía, which was given relative autonomy.