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In the year 1570, some 600 men led by El Yebali and Lorenzo Alfaqui from the lands of Ronda disguised themselves as Castilians and arrived at Alozaina with the intention of taking over it, a land where only women, old people and children were found, since their inhabitants had gone to the harvest.
As the story goes, there were only 7 men left, led by Ginés Martín. They managed to break through the ranks of the rioters, along with the women and children disguised with the men's capes, capes and capes, pretending that there was a large garrison, a plan that helped them withstand 3 assaults, although they suffered several casualties.
In the third assault, the Moors fired mercilessly against the castle, seriously wounding the old man. Martin Sagredo (or Lagredo) Domínguez.
Maria Sagredo, seeing his father's blood on the ground, He decided to climb the tower and defend the fortress fiercely., throwing beehives at the enemy and giving the lead to the neighbors, who returned to the attack and managed to remove the enemy from the lands of Alozaina.
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