(anciently Lacidurium), a secular town of Spain, province and bishopric of Malaga, department of Ronda. It contains about 12,000 of a population, 5000 of whom are engaged in manufactures. This includes the suburbs of Gaidobar and Benamahoma; and it has 3 hermitages, 1 parish church, 1 convent of the barefooted Carmelites, &c. The name of this town is of Arabic origin; and there are still found in it inscriptions and other Roman antiquities. It stands on the great road from Ronda to Cadiz. The neighbouring sierra of the same name is of great extent, and occupied by sheep and immense herds of swine, in which a large traffic is carried on in the town, as well as with Seville and Cadiz. The manufacturers consist chiefly of woollen and linen, flannel, leather, and soap; thread, dyeworks, carding-wool, &c. The export trade consists of the animal produce of the sierras, and articles manufactured in the town.