Vélez-Rubio

Vélez-Rubio is a town of Spain, in the Province of Almería, autonomous community of Andalusia. Its étandue is of 282 km ² and it is to 847 m above the sea level.

Interesting places

Church of Notre Dame of the Incarnation.

Ethnological museum.

Brooding Immaculate Conception.

History

There have been people for 30.000 years but its current place is of XVe century, when the moresques ones and Christians came to live with the current district of the " Fatín" ; after, around Eglesie of Notre Dame of Incarnationet and the town hall; but they began the most notable development with XVIIIe and XIXe centuries, when are made broadest and the right streets with the most luxurious buildings.

Brotherhoods

  • Worthy Hermandad de Ntro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Worthy Fraternity of Our Father Jesus Nazaréen) known like " esclaves". It is oldest (founded in XVIe century)

  • Cofradía of Santa Vera Cruz there Sangre de Cristo (Conférie of Holy the True Cross and Blood of Chrsit) known like " Christ of the cercueil" founded at the XVIIe century.
  • Tradicional Hermandad de Nuestra Señora of los Dolores (Traditional Fraternity of Notre Dame de Douleurs) Known like " cafés"
(founded at the XIXe century)
  • Cofradía del Santísimo Cristo del Perdón there of los Afligidos (Conférie of very Holy the Christ of the Forgiveness and of Afflicted) known like " porcelains" (founded in 1950)

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