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Malaga history
The Phoenicians founded Malaga in the eighth century due to its prime location in the southern Mediterranean area, which would be ideal for commercial ports. Control of the city later went to the Carthaginians and then to the Romans. The Romans were responsible for turning the Malaga region into city, which later received the status of one of Rome''s confederate cities.
In 711 Malaga was captured by the Arabs, which is when the city experienced the most progress. The city wall was built, as well as Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro castle during Arab control. Malaga began exporting a range of products in the 11th century to the entire Mediterranean including Moscatel grapes and gilded ceramics.
In 1487 the Catholic reoccupation of the city changed the history and culture of Malaga entirely. There were major reforms during this time although none seemed to be able to achiece the progress that the Catholics had wanted. The city was driven into decline due to an disorganized administration, insufficient harvests, epidemics and natural disasters such as earthquakes.
In the 18th century the city started a revival, due to the discovery of America, which increased commercial activity. New factories for steel, textiles and Iron were built which turned Malaga into an industrial hub.
When Spain lost most of it''s colonies in the 19th century, the economy of Malaga declined again. The recovery started after the Spanish Civil War in 1937 and with the appearance of the tourist industry in 1950 the economy of Malaga really started to thrive.
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