A property register ("Libro de Apeos") for the villages of the Poqueira valley—typical of the Alpujarra in general—provides abundant information. It tells us that there were 23 settlers in Bubión plus 5 in Alguastar (later merged with Bubión), 29 in Capileira, 13 in Pampaneira. Of those in Bubión, nine came from Galicia; five were already living in the village, including three widows, two members of the clergy and the first mayor (Cristóbal de Cañabate, a Morisco whose conversion had apparently been reckoned as sincere). The "Libro de Apeos" gave all the names, some of which are still to be found.