Although their origin remains controversial, it is impossible not to remember Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza, who exclaimed: “They are not giants, my Lord!” in one of the best known excerpts of Cervantes’ work. The windmills in my city, Almería, are similar to those in La Mancha. It can be said that the frequent currents of the Campo de Níjar caused the mills to be in charge of grinding the grain in Almería. And this is one of last that were closed in the 70s, becoming part of the landscape of the natural park of Cabo de Gata. This one is Molino de Collado at the Genoveses and it is an example of these magnificent constructions.
