History
The earliest recorded data on Bubión was collected by Hernando de Jorquera and dates back to the time of the Goths, although the first organised colony was Roman and almost all of its inhabitants were involved in mining. There were just over a hundred mines, which were operational until 383. By 710, when the Visigoths inhabited the area, there were approximately two hundred mines. The growth and development experienced during the Arab period made the town the first city council of the Taha de Poqueira.
The first document signed by the mayor, councillor and residents of the Taha de Poqueira appeared in 1577. In the nineteenth century, Bubión had a dispute with the Taha of Pitres regarding the distribution of the waters of the Poqueira River and the delineation of the municipalities that formed it. These issues were resolved by a royal decree on 27 February 1835, signed by Queen Maria Cristina.
During the Moorish uprising, the inhabitants sided with the Mutinian leader Fernando de Válor, also known as "Abén Humeya", but were defeated by Juan de Austria. The Moors were expelled in 1609, after which the Alpujarra was repopulated by peasants from Galicia, León, Asturias and Castile. It gained its own jurisdiction in 1815.