Mertola

Occupied since prehistoric times, this region is an important trading post frequented by Phoenicians and Carthaginians, thanks to the existence of waterways and land connecting it to the south of the peninsula. Faced with the Roman invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, this commercial importance was maintained. The first historical reference to this village is found in the Chronicle of the Suevos, by Bishop Idácio, narrating an episode dating from 440, from which reading it can be inferred the existence of a fortification on the site, then called Myrtilis Julia.
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