With the advent of the Phoenicians about 1000 B.C.E., Acinipo became an important part of their commercial activities, as it was an ideal inland connecting point between Málaga and Cádiz, which were coastal colonies.
Līdz ar feniķiešu tirgotāju ierašanos ap 1000. gadu p.m.ē. Asinipo sāka strauji attīstīties tirdzniecība.