Fighting a battle and no one dies…it’s all about water...

Ronda been here since the 6th century BC.  Over the centuries many different groups have taken over Ronda.  It was desirable for it’s strategic location high on the cliffs as well as it’s beauty.  You can see by the picture how difficult it would be to climb up the cliffs attempting a battle for Ronda without being killed.  During the 13th century Muslims had controlled Ronda for over two hundred years.  The Christians wanted Ronda.  Their battle plan was all about water.  At that time, there was no water in Ronda, all of the water was in the gorge below.  Every day hundreds of slaves had to climb down the gorge to bring back buckets of water.  So the Christians just captured the slaves at the bottom.  Within 3 days the Muslims had to surrender or die of thirst.  They came down but the Christians did not kill them, they just sent them away.  

So the Christians got Ronda, the Muslims got to live and the slaves got a few days off.