, ▁an ▁old ▁mos que ▁adapted ▁by ▁the ▁Christians , ▁where ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁residents ▁sought ▁refuge ▁during ▁the ▁c ata c ly sm , ▁col lapsed ▁causing ▁ 2 2 7 ▁death s . ▁Even ▁following ▁these ▁events , ▁the ▁Al gar ve ▁continued ▁to ▁experience ▁after sh ock s , ▁until ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁which ▁h inder ed ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁under ▁the ▁Bishop ▁D . ▁Francisco ▁G om es ▁de ▁A vel ar . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁during ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Wars ▁between ▁absol ut ist ▁and ▁liberal ▁forces , ▁Al buf e ira ▁was ▁enc irc led ▁and ▁attacked ▁by ▁Rem ex ido ' s ▁soldiers : ▁a ▁popular ▁absol ut ist ▁leader , ▁who ▁prof ound ly ▁dam aged ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁executed ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁inhabitants . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁community ▁grew ▁through ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁fish ery . ▁This ▁is ▁why ▁the ▁loc als ▁ann ually ▁celebr ate ▁' F estival ▁de ▁Pe ix es ', ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁tradition ▁and ▁serves ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁fish eries ▁in ▁Al buf e ira ▁that ▁helped ▁with ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁export ▁of ▁fish ▁and ▁n uts ▁represented ▁the ▁largest ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁municipality . ▁The ▁town ▁itself ▁had ▁five ▁fact ories ▁employ ing ▁ 7