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Humans have lived on this territory since prehistoric times. People lived in the current municipality during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. The Argaric people occupied part of the present municipality during the late Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages. At the end of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age’s beginning, the Iberians inhabited the current city. A religious building called De la Luz Iberian Sanctuary is a beautiful site. During the Roman rule on the Iberian Peninsula, traces of people’s presence can be found. Castillo de Los Garres, a fortress built during the late Roman period in the northern half of the municipality, is an example of a late Roman construction on the Iberian Peninsula.

Myrtle or murtea, the Latin word for myrtle (the plant is known to grow in the general area), is widely believed to have inspired Murcia’s name. Still, it may also have derived from the Latin word Murtia (Murtius was a common Roman name that meant village). In addition, it may have received its name from the Latin Murtae (Mulberry), which dominated the regional landscape for many centuries. Eventually, Murcia became Mursiya, and then Mursiya became Mursiya.

With the creation of its autonomous community by the central government in 1982, Murcia became the capital of the Murcia province and city. The city has grown into Spain’s seventh most populous municipality and has become a thriving service city.

As a result of the 5.1 Mw Lorca earthquake, the Region of Murcia was shaken on 11 May 2011 by a peak Mercalli intensity of VII (‘Powerful’). It resulted in the deaths of nine people and the injuries of more than 400 others.