HISTORY
Human settlements in this area date back to Neanderthal times, as evidenced by the remains at Peña del Escarmiento. There are also Neolithic remains at Las Angosturas. At Cortijo Colorado, the remains of Iberian, Roman and Byzantine settlements can be seen. Moors and, later, Christians also occupied these lands. Following its capture by the Catholic Monarchs in 1489, it was handed over to Juan de Almaraz. After his death two years later, it was given to Don Sancho de Castilla, tutor to Prince Don Juan. In 1579, Felipe II granted the lands of the rebellious Moriscos to new settlers in exchange for a perpetual census payment. Gor's history is closely linked to that of its lords, with whom the residents were in dispute over the use and possession of the mountains from 1558 until the 19th century. In 1803, the Lord of Gor was granted the title of Duke of Gor by King Carlos IV. Gor is home to the oldest bullfighting tradition in the country. The encierros (bulls running through the streets of the village) and novilladas (bullfights with young bulls) are well known and popular here