History
The Barranco del Infierno and Val de Laguart .
The Val de Laguart (which is the name of the valley of the Barranco del Infierno gorge) obtains its name from the arabic "Al-Agwar" which means "the caves". There is a chain of villages overlooking the gorge as you climb up the valley: Campell, Fleix, Benimaurell. This area was the last stronghold of the descendents of the Moors who were forcibly expelled in 1609. There is a story, half legend, about the final stand of the moors on the Caballo Verde Ridge, which runs above these villages on the south side of the valley. The valley was repopulated by people from the island of Mallorca in 1611, and today you will still find some families with Mallorcan family names in these villages.