Diezma

History

Some think the name of this municipality came from the Roman era and others from the tributes that were paid to the Church during the phase of the Visigoths. In any case, it is clear that during the Roman Empire, Diezma was a kind of hospice for travellers who were on the Via Augusta between Acci and Iliberis. Later, during the Islamic domination of Spain, it became a farming country. It suffered frequent incursions by the Zirids first, and then knights of Alfonso VI before the final conquest by the Catholic Monarchs. In 1536, it was purchased from the Crown of Castile by Luis Guiral who acquired the title of Mayorazgo Diezma. In the 20th century, it was a busy first stopping place on the main road from Granada to Murcia and Almería. Later, it returned to a quiet town, farming olives and cherries and producing anise in which it also preserves its cherries.

Most-observed species

• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  480
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  366
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  354
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  308
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  306
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  279
• Eurasian Nuthatch

  Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  259
• Short-toed Treecreeper

  Certhia brachydactyla C.L.Brehm, 1820 · Aves
  251

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2026-02-15
  4 km WSW of Turrillas, Spain
• M 2.8 — 2023-10-29
  4 km S of Lanjarón, Spain
• M 4.6 — 2021-08-12
  2 km W of Santafé, Spain
• M 4.3 — 2021-01-28
  2 km NW of Santafé, Spain
• M 4.3 — 2021-01-26
  2 km WNW of Atarfe, Spain
• M 4.1 — 2021-01-26
  2 km S of Atarfe, Spain