Ronda is a town in the Spanish province of Malaga.
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12 Facts About Ronda
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Ronda is known for its cliff-side location and a deep chasm that carries the Guadalevin River and divides the town.
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Ronda was first settled by the early Celts, who called it Arunda in the sixth century BC.
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The current Ronda is of Roman origins, having been founded as a fortified post in the Second Punic War, by Scipio Africanus.
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In 1065, Ronda was conquered by the taifa of Seville led by Abbad II al-Mu'tadid.
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Ronda's area became the base first of guerrilla warriors, then of numerous bandits, whose deeds inspired artists such as Washington Irving, Prosper Merimee, and Gustave Dore.
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Ronda's Romero family—from Francisco, born in 1698, to his son Juan, to his famous grandson Pedro, who died in 1839—played a principal role in the development of modern Spanish bullfighting.
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Ronda was heavily affected by the Spanish Civil War, which led to emigration and depopulation.
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Ronda was used as the setting for the flower market in the 2017 animated movie Ferdinand.
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Ronda is accessible via highways and by rail from Algeciras and from Cordoba.
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