Map of the Kingdom of Granada (1795)

This map was created by Spanish cartographer Tomás López de Vargas Machuca in 1795 and published posthumously by his sons in the “Geographical Atlas of Spain” from 1804. The map depicts the Kingdom of Granada with its territorial boundaries prior to the provincial administrative reform carried out by Javier de Burgos in 1833.

The Kingdom of Granada comprised, approximately, the current provinces of Málaga, Granada and Almería. In addition, it bordered to the north with the Kingdom of Córdoba and the Kingdom of Jaén, to the northeast with the Kingdom of Murcia, to the south with the Mediterranean Sea and to the west with the Kingdom of Seville.

The administrative division of the kingdom comprised 21 judicial districts (20 if we consider Almuñécar and Salobreña part of the same district):

  • District of the City of Granada, its plains and mountains
  • Party of the Temple and General of Zafayona
  • Match of the Villas
  • Lecrín Valley Party
  • Alpujarras district
  • Adra match
  • Orgiba State Party
  • Tobiscón State Party
  • Motril match
  • Almuñécar match
  • Salobreña match
  • Loja match
  • Alháma match
  • Velez-Málaga match
  • Málaga match
  • Match between Quatro Villas and Hoya de Málaga
  • Ronda match
  • Marbella match
  • Guadix match
  • Baza match
  • Almería match

You can read more about Tomás López and his atlas in this article from the newsletter: Tomás López and the first detailed atlas of Spain (1804).

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