Granada
History
• Granada was originally known as Ilbyr during the
time it was settled by its original native tribes.
• The Romans built their own city and called it
Illibris.
• The Arabs in the 8th Century claimed the area
and gave the city its current name, Granada.
• It was the last Muslim city in Spain in 1492,
when it was taken by Queen Isabel and King
Ferdinand.
Alhambra
• In the 13th and 14th
Century it was a palace, a
citadel, a fortress, the
home of high government
officials, servants of the
court, and elite soldiers.
• At the center stands the
palace of Charles V, built
during the Spanish
Renaissance.
El Generalife
The Cathedral
Contains the Royal
Chapel, the tombs of
Queen Isabella and
King Ferdinand.
Economy
• Predominately
agricultural.
• Grow cereals,
sugarcane, tobacco,
olive trees, oranges,
lemons, figs,
almonds, and
pomegranates.
• There is also lead
mining and the
production of iron ore.