Port of the sigh of the Moor

The sigh of the Moor port is a mountain pass located near the city of Granada, Spain. It is a spur of the Sierra Nevada and serves as liaison between the Vega of Granada and the fertile valley Lecrín (or the valley of joy).

After the Catholic Kings snatch the last stronghold of the Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula, the Kingdom of Granada, Boabdil, the Spanish Muslim king of the Nasrid dynasty and his entourage were banished from Granada (1492) and I was given a small manor of the Alpujarras, which still hold years. Road to his banishment, Boabdil dared not turn his gaze to Granada, and only when the last hill Was des of which you can see the Alhambra. 12 kilometers south of the city, and stopped watching his palace last sighed and began to mourn, with his own mother the Sultana Aixa al-Horra who said "cries like a child what did not defend as a man. "Since that fateful day, the port of 860 m above sea level in (municipality of Otura), where mother and son were so brief but intense exchange of emotions is commonly known as "the sigh of the Moor."