Culture & Information, the history of Tamisa

Mijas was part of Turdetania, and there are still some remains from that era located in old town wall. Its rich mines were worked by Phoenicians and Greeks, and the ores (lead steel, marble and agate) sent to the Far East in ships.

The city was originally called "Tamisa" by the Romans, and it was an important commercial centre close to the Via Appia linking Malaga and Cadiz. The city was occupied by Arabs for many centuries, untill its re-conquest by the Christian Monarch in 1492.

The name "Tamisa" was shortened by the Arabs to Mixa and finally changed to Mijas, the present name of this beautiful white washed village.

- http://www.mijas.es
- http://www.museopicassomalaga.org
- http://www.visitacostadelsol.com