Juan Egea Golbano, the teacher who was the first mayor of Bacares under democracy, has died
Juan Egea Golbano, a teacher in Bacares for 20 years and the village’s first democratically elected mayor, has died in Granada at the age of 86.
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News from Bacares
Over 1,200 metres up, beneath three peaks of the Filabres: an Andalusí castle, a Mudéjar ceiling and the Santo Cristo del Bosque.
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About Bacares
Bacares, with 226 inhabitants (INE, 2025), lies in the Sierra de los Filabres, more than 1,200 metres above sea level and beneath three peaks over 2,000 metres. Part of its land is in the Calares de Sierra de los Filabres Special Area of Conservation, with the Tetica de Bacares and the Cueva Larga, one of the longest caves in the province.
Its Andalusí castle, built mainly in the 13th century, was restored in 2008-2009, and the early 16th-century church keeps a Mudéjar coffered ceiling. Its forges supplied ironwork for Almería Cathedral, and in the 15th century its silk was renowned in the area. During the mining boom its population rose above 5,000.
From 12 to 14 September it celebrates the Santo Cristo del Bosque, its patron, with a pilgrimage to his chapel, and on the first weekend of February, the Día del Romero, when residents who emigrated come home.
On this page you will find all the news from Bacares: local news, nature, fiestas and its people. Neighbouring towns: Serón and Sierro.