It was created in 1975 when two existing breeds, the mahogany-coloured Murciana of Murcia and the black Granadina of Granada, began to be hybridised as a result of the official recognition of a single herdbook including both breeds.

[7] It originated in the semi arid areas in south eastern Spain, including parts of Murcia, Almería, Granada and Alicante.

The breed association, ACRIMUR (Asociación Española de Criadores de la Cabra Murciano-Granadina, or Spanish Association of Breeders of the Murcia-Granada Goat) states that they refuse to accept any goat that had white hair even in the smallest amount as M-G.

The goats have erect ears and tails, with a short, coarse coat, though it is longer in males than in females.

Their milk has 5.6% fat, and 3.6% protein, which is better than most other goat breeds in Mediterranean Europe.