 Jérez, Xeriz in Arabic, was the most important town of the Sened followed by Marquesado del Zenete because of their location near important mineral deposits and a floodplain.It origins go back to the Prehistoric Era, more specifically to the culture of El Argar with remains of the Neolithic era among remains of the Neolithic era with several mining exploitations from the Bronze Age that continued in Roman times.In the Roman times, the population would receive the name of Sericus or Sericis to what the Arabs would Mecina or Alcázar (the castle) and Xerix (Seda) because of the coexistence of the two towns; Mecina, the ancient Indians and Xeriz, the Muslim.