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The
extensive municipality of Teba, in the western third of the Antequera region,
stretches from the Guadalteba reservoir in its southern part to the border
between Malaga and Seville,
into which a small corner protrudes. It is in general a land of gentle hills
mostly covered by olive trees and grain fields. For more information about
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The village of Teba stands in the approximate
centre of this municipal territory and is surrounded-almost hidden, actually-by
the San Cristóbal, La Camorra, El Camorrillo and El Castillo hills.
This last hill, where the La Estrella castle is located, commands a view of
an enormous area with the village as the primary point of reference. The Peñarrubia
mountains mark a change in the topography of the region, a reminder of the
relative proximity of the rugged Ronda highlands.
It should be understood from the beginning that this village in the province
of Malaga has no relation, despite what the similarity
in names may suggest, to the cities in Egypt and Greece with almost the same
name. This is not a gratuitous explanation since more than one visitor has
wondered about the possible connections between those historic cities and
this Malaga village. With that fact made plain,
however, it must be said that remains discovered at the Cueva de las Palomas
(Las Palomas cave) and at El Pilarejo-stone and bronze tools-show that there
were human settlements since very remote antiquity in this area. It was not
until the arrival of the Romans, however, that Teba acquired a certain importance.
Ancient Attegua, as it was then known, was in fact one of the places where the civil conflicts between the followers of Caesar and those of Pompey took place, according to the description by Caesar himself of the surrender of Attegua in the year 45 B. C. The city is also mentioned by Hircius, the chronicler of the Battle of Munda, and even by Suetonius, the Latin historian of the first and second centuries and author of the famous “Lives of the Twelve Caesars”. Nevertheless, these important historical notes do not pertain to the Roman ruins found at Teba la Vieja (Old Teba), which are quite sparse and aside from part of the masonry structure of the castle amount to no more than a few coins from the time of Vespasianus and some shards of urns and clay vessels. With the settlement of the Muslims in this area, the village was relocated from its former site (Teba la Vieja) to the present one. It would be named Ostipo, although at times it was also called Ostebba, from which the village’s present name surely comes. The Arabs strengthened and extended the old Roman fortress and used it as a defensive stronghold until the city was conquered by Alfonso XI of Castile on 20 January 1389, as recounted by Father Mariana in his General Chronicle of Spain.
In contrast to other villages, which passed back and forth between Muslims and Christians either as the result of sieges or of compromises in their best interests, Teba did not fall into the hands of the Muslims again despite being besieged more than once, especially in the time of Juan II. One of the most spectacular historic events ever to occur in this village happened in the very battle that Alfonso XI unleashed against the Muslims during the taking of the castle: one of the soldiers who died in the struggle was Sir James Douglas, a knight of King Robert I of Scotland. It is not clear just how it came about, but this knight presented himself for service at Teba and it was to be his lot to participate together with the troops of Alfonso XI in the attack on the castle in which he lost his life. This event is commemorated by a stone tablet in Teba that was sent from the Scottish village of Melrose by the descendants of that gallant British knight. For that reason that Scottish locality and the village of Teba are united in brotherhood.
Fiestas
This locality celebrates its Fair in honour of its patron saint, the Virgen
del Rosario (Virgin of the Rosary) in the first week in October. After the
celebrations that are customary for such days, on October 7 the patron saint
is borne in a procession through the village streets, which fill with people
watching the passage of the Virgin. The bank of the River Guadalteba is the
place selected by the Tebeños for celebrating the San Isidro pilgrimage
on 15 May. This event is attended by numerous villagers who enjoy a day in
the country amid good food and drink and, of course, devout commemoration
of the saint. The Virgen del Carmen (Virgin of Mount Carmel, 16 July) festivities
also have a long tradition in Teba despite the fact that this is not precisely
a maritime village. A month later the locality celebrates its summer fair,
which is usually attended by casual visitors and also by a number of villagers
who reside elsewhere and return to the village in the summer.
Food
Porra tebeña (the local variety of a cold soup) and cordero
a la pastoril (a lamb dish) are the most traditional dishes of the local cuisine,
to which might be added dishes based on espárragos del monte (wild
asparagus) and queso de cabra (goat cheese). No one should leave the village
before trying the local wine.
How to get there:
From any point on the Costa del Sol, take the Mediterranean Expressway
(A-7; N-340) to the city of Malaga and there take
the A-45 expressway towards Antequera. Without
entering that city connect with the A-92 expressway in the direction of Seville,
and about 6 kilometres after getting onto the A-92 you will see the turning
for Campillos by way of the A-384. In Campillos
the MA-468 begins, and will lead directly to Teba.
Tourist information:
Town Hall, Plaza de la Constitución, 13 (29327). Telephone:
952 748 020; Fax: 952 748 422.
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