As the Emirate of Granada was conquered back, the border position of Aledo came to an end. That lead it to a stagnation of the area and to an increase to Totana, a current municipality which was in that era part of the municipality of Aledo. During the 16th century the population of Totana increased whereas the population of Aledo decreased. An uprising of the year 1520 named Revolt of the Comuneros the fortress of Aledo and the town itself resulted highly damaged . That promoted that Totana became capital of the municipality and Aledo became a neighbourhood of Totana. In the 18th century, Aledo and Totana split and became two different municipalities. Geography Physical geography The municipality is part of the comarca (region) Bajo Guadalentín. It is enclosed by the municipality of Lorca but its west, which makes the border with Lorca. Aledo is located on the south slope of the mountain range Sierra Espuña. Human geography There were 1022 inhabitants registered in Aledo. They are distributed in the following localities: Aledo, which is located in the east end of the municipality and has a population of 893; Las Canales, which is placed in the northeastern quarter and is inhabited by 60 people; Montysol, which is located in the northeast and is inhabited by 45 people; Nonihay, which occurs in the southeastern quarter and has a population of 22; Patalache, which is located in the east and is home to 5 people and Los Allozos, which is placed in the south and occupied by 4 people. Demographics 6.75% inhabitants are foreigners – 5.28% are from other countries of Europe, 0.39% are Africans, 0.978% are Americans and one person from Asia also resides in the municipality. The table below shows the population trends during the 19th and 20th centuries by the beginning of their decades. Economy 97.9% territory is utilised as crop lands. The most widely grown products are the grapes, the almonds, and the lettuces. 45.95% agreements were written for jobs of the agriculture and fishing sector and 51.17% agreements were written for jobs of the service sector in 2019. Main sights Santa María la Real Church: The building was at first a mosque, in the Muslim Iberian Paeninsula era. It became a Christian temple in the year 1257. Castle of Aledo: This castle encloses Aledo village. It was built in the 11th century. The most remarkable part of