In fact, Almuñécar served as the entry point to Iberia and establishment of a power base for Abd ar-Rahman I in 755, who came from Damascus and was the founder of an independent Muslim dynasty that ruled the greater part of the Iberian Peninsula for nearly three centuries thereafter.
De fapt Almuñécar a servit drept punct de intrare in peninsula si a fost locul bazei pentru Abd ar-Rahman I in anul 755, care a venit din Damasc si care a fost fondatorul dinastiei independente musulmane care au condus o mare parte din peninsula Iberica timp de 300 de ani.