 The cave was declared a National Historic Monument in 1924 and later in 1998 also a World Heritage Site by Unesco.Both Vélez-Blanco and Vélez-Rubio share the same gentilicios, egetano and egetana, although this term was first coined by Vélez-Blanco and, later, Vélez-Rubio adopted the same word for its inhabitants.In this municipality are the districts of Topares, El Piar and Santonge.