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The
municipal territory of Campillos stretches over a region of broad plains,
which is only interrupted by a few low hills that provide topographic relief
to the landscape, and also in a way mark its boundaries. They do not rise
to great heights-Barrancos, the highest hill, has an elevation of 663 metres-but
they do lend a certain variety and some points of reference to the surroundings.
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These lands, then, are very suitable for raising grain and olives, and these crops in fact do occupy most of the municipality except for the hilly zone, where low brush and scrub grow.
In the southern part of the municipality, the scenery is enriched by the Guadalteba and Guadalhorce reservoirs, under whose waters lies the now extinct village of Peñarrubia. This collection of reservoirs, which extends into adjoining municipalities, gives to this territory a very different perspective from what is usual for dry land farming districts.
A protected area of 1,946 hectares near the
village centre consists of a collection of shallow lakes (Dulce, Salada, Capacete,
Camuñas, etc). Although these wetlands are dry for many months of the
year, they have been designated a Reserva Natural (Nature Reserve) by the
Environmental Agency of the Assembly of Andalucia due to their high ecological
value.
Campillos’ favourable location as a middle point between Eastern and
Western Andalucia, between the Mediterranean and the Guadalquivir, and equally
distant from towns of the historical importance of Ronda,
Antequera and Osuna (province of Seville),
has encouraged the passage of people and goods over these lands since very
ancient times. Thus, judging from remains found in different places in the
region (Castillones, Capacete, Capitán, Moraleja, La Mezquita, Aljibejo
and Romeroso, among other sites), human settlements have followed one after
the other practically without interruption since the Neolithic age.
Especially large numbers of Roman coins have been found, belonging to the ages of Octavius, Claudius, Trajan and Constantine, showing the existence of a number of settlements that must have been destroyed by the Germanic invasions. Despite all these antecedents, however, the first note we have of the origin of present day Campillos is that in 1492, under the repopulation policy of the Catholic Monarchs, the village was founded by people who had come from Teba and Osuna.
Not long afterward, in the second half of the
sixteenth century, the population had increased to the point that it was necessary
to extend the urban nucleus. This time it was done in a more orderly manner,
that is to say by laying out the new streets in straight lines. The population
of Campillos came to exceed that of Teba, to which
it was legally subordinate, and in 1680, it was granted the privileged status
of royal burgh.
Recently, in 1975, the territory that until then had belonged to the municipality
of Peñarrubia, the village that disappeared beneath the waters of the
Guadalteba reservoir, was incorporated into the municipality of Campillos.
Fiestas
Cultural activities occupy a preponderant position in Campillo’s ample
array of festivities, which is one of the most intensive in the Antequera
region and whose most representative days are during the Certamen de Bandas
de Música (Musical Band Competition), the Feria del Libro (Book Fair,
which has been presented without interruption for nearly fifteen years) and
the Certamen de Teatro (Theatre Competition, January and February), which
is the prelude to the theatre week Candilejas de Verano (Summer Footlights,
second week in July). During their relatively short existences compared to
fiestas “that have always been around” these celebrations have
acquired the stature of traditions.
The purely entertainment festivities that in the villages of Andalucia are
customarily attached to religious themes begin with the Cabalgata de Reyes
(Three Kings Cavalcade) and reach their popular zenith during the Semana Santa
(Holy Week). The San Benito patron saint fiestas take place on 10 and 11 July,
and in mid-august the local Fair is held. It goes on for four days, with a
crowded agenda of events intended exclusively for fun and for revitalising
folklore, which in this village is based on the fandango and malagueñas
(traditional music in Malaga).
In Campillos, the Semana Santa (Holy Week) is
of great importance even at the provincial level. This celebration got its
start in the sixteenth century, but it is known that there were already processions
starting in 1492. Five cofradías (botherhoods) with ten thrones take
to the streets between Palm Sunday and Good Friday, and while they all have
a splendid heritage and enjoy the utmost popularity perhaps the one that best
exemplifies this locality’s processions is the brotherhood of El Santo
Entierro y María Santísima de las Angustias (The Holy Burial
and Holy Mary of Anguish). Its entrance into the Plaza de España on
Good Friday, with the lights along the route extinguished, and amid an absolute
silence, heightens the fervour of the people, which is further intensified
by the funereal tolling of the church bell.
Food
Porra campillera (the local variety of cold soup) and salmorejo (cold
salad) are probably the typical dishes of these parts. In Campillos a few
bits of the exquisite local ham are added to the former, and as for the latter,
salmorejo, in this village it is also prepared with oranges, fried fish and
codfish. In this region, pork products are almost obligatory, such is their
quality. Among them should be noted lomo en manteca (loin in lard), chorizo
and morcilla (sausages) and carne en churrasco (roast), and certainly not
forgetting the aforementioned ham.
As for what can properly be called “guisos” (stews or casseroles)
mention must be made of potajes de garbanzos, lentejas y habas (stews with
chickpeas, lentils and broad beans), as well of migas (a dish made from fried
bread crumbs) and gazpacho (a cold soup). Recently the region has been producing
some fine cheeses that should be kept in mind when speaking of the regional
cuisine. As for confectionery, homemade magdalenas and bollos de aceite (types
of muffins) complete the gastronomic offer of Campillos.
How to get there:
Leaving from the city of Malaga, capital
of the Costa del Sol, take the A-357, which leads straight to Campillos without
the necessity of a single change. If you come from Antequera
or from some other point in that region, you only have to take the A-92 and
then connect with the A-384. The first village this latter road passes through
is Campillos.
Tourist information:
Town Hall, Avenida Santa María del Reposo, 7 (29320). Telephone: 952
722 168; Fax: 952 723 105.
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