Site of Villa Vieja - Gibraltar, U. K.
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N 36° 08.714 W 005° 21.178
30S E 288303 N 4002621
Historical Marker about the site of the Villa Vieja placed in he Grand Casemates Square.
Waymark Code: WMPJMP
Location: Gibraltar
Date Posted: 09/09/2015
Views: 7
The historical marker is placed in one of the Corners of the Square and it reads:
"Site of the Villa Vieja
The name of Gibraltar - Gibel Tarik or tarik's hill - come from the moorish leader who landed nearby in 711. Here the moors remained, whith one short break, until 1462 and built the first town to stand on the Rock, the lower part of which was so ruinous after the thirteenth siege that it was pulled down in 1731 to form this square."
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Gibraltar
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1731
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