ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ wʌz ˈɪntᵻmətli ɪnvˈɑːlvd wɪð ˌændɐlˈuːʒəz ˈæɹɐbˌɪk pˈæst, ænd pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli wɪð mɑːɹbˈɛlə, ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl dˈɪstɹɪkt tʊ wˌɪtʃ ɪt bᵻlˈɔŋd ʌntˈɪl ɪt wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðə sˌoʊkˈɔːld "kˈɑːɹɾə pjˈuːblə" baɪ fˈɪlɪp ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː.
The village was intimately involved with Andalusia's Arabic past, and particularly with Marbella, the municipal district to which it belonged until it was granted the so-called "Carta Puebla" by Philip II in 1572.