Almazán

Almazán
Almazán
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Municipal location in the Province of Soria
	Almazán Location in Spain Almazán Almazán (Spain)
	Coordinates: 41°21′09″N 2°31′59″W / 41.35250°N 2.53306°W
Country	Spain
Community	Castile and León
Province	Soria
Government
• Mayor	José Antonio de Miguel Nieto (PPSO)
Area
• Total	166.53 km2 (64.30 sq mi)
Elevation	960 m (3,150 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	5,526
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	42200
Website	http://www.almazan.es

Almazán (Spanish pronunciation: [almaˈθan]) is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 5,843 inhabitants. It is also the seat of the judicial district of Almazán, and ecclesiastically it belongs to the Diocese of Osma, a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Burgos.^[2] Connected via the Autovía A-15 and Carretera nacional N-111, it is situated 194 kilometres (121 mi) by road northeast of Madrid. The town lies on the east bank of the Duero river.

History

In the early 10th century, fortifications were built along the Duero at Soria and Almazán.^[3] In 1068, Almazán was conquered by the Christians of Alfonso VI of León, but soon after was recovered for al-Ándalus.^[4] In 1128, it was repopulated by Alfonso I, although after his death in 1134, the town fell into Castilian hands and was granted by Alfonso VII of León to the bishops of Sigüenza. In 1158, Sancho III of Castile created the Almazán la Orden de Caballería de Calatrava.^[5] The Church of San Miguel was built in the 12th century. In the late 13th century, civil war broke out, involving Sancho IV of Castile, who claimed the throne of Castile, and Alfonso de la Cerda, a liberal. In 1305, after various conflicts, Almazán was returned to the Castilian crown, and then in 1375, a peace agreement was signed between Pedro IV of Aragon, King of Aragon, and Henry II, king of Castile.^[6]

Almazán was divided into two townships, and the town became ruled by the Mayor, assisted by six aldermen, three class gentlemen and three good men of the town. It was visited by important figures in the Catholic Church several times over the years. On March 12, 1648, the playwright Tirso de Molina died^[7] in the convent of the Merced and presumably lies in the convent cemetery.

During the Spanish War of Independence, on July 10, 1810, the town was taken by French General Régis Barthélemy Mouton-Duvernet, but with the fall of the ancien regime, it became a constitutional municipality of the region of Castilla la Vieja. The 1842 census recorded 484 households and 2400 residents in Almazán.^[6] In the 1850s, mid-nineteenth century, the population grew significantly after Fuentelcarro and Tejerizas were merged into the municipality. In the 1981 census, the population again grew markedly after the incorporation of Cobertelada into the municipality, with the localities of Almántiga, Balluncar, Covarrubias and Lodares del Monte.^[6]

Notable people

Lexicographer María Moliner grew up in the town,^[8] after moving from her birthplace, the Aragonese town of Paniza.

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "Diocese of Osma-Soria". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
^ Gerli, E. Michael (4 December 2013). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-136-77161-3.
^ González, Julio (1975). Repoblación de Castilla la Nueva (in Spanish). Universidad Complutense, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. p. 129.
^ Benavides, Antonio; Dorregaray, Don José Gil (1864). Historia de las Órdenes de Caballería y de las condecoraciones Españolas (in Spanish). Rey. p. 275.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Historia" (in Spanish). Almazanvilla.e. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
^ Bleiberg, Germán; Ihrie, Maureen; Pérez, Janet (1 January 1993). Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 1595. ISBN 978-0-313-28732-9.
^ Inmaculada de la Fuente (2011). El exilio interior: la vida de María Moliner (in Spanish). Turner. p. 34. ISBN 978-84-7506-930-2.

External links

Church of San Miguel photos (in Spanish)

[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] "Diocese of Osma-Soria". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[Gerli2013-3] Gerli, E. Michael (4 December 2013). Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-136-77161-3.

[González1975-4] González, Julio (1975). Repoblación de Castilla la Nueva (in Spanish). Universidad Complutense, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. p. 129.

[BenavidesDorregaray1864-5] Benavides, Antonio; Dorregaray, Don José Gil (1864). Historia de las Órdenes de Caballería y de las condecoraciones Españolas (in Spanish). Rey. p. 275.

[History-6] "Historia" (in Spanish). Almazanvilla.e. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

[BleibergIhrie1993-7] Bleiberg, Germán; Ihrie, Maureen; Pérez, Janet (1 January 1993). Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 1595. ISBN 978-0-313-28732-9.

[Fuente2011-8] Inmaculada de la Fuente (2011). El exilio interior: la vida de María Moliner (in Spanish). Turner. p. 34. ISBN 978-84-7506-930-2.

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v t e Municipalities in the province of Soria
30,000+	Soria
1,000+	Ágreda Almazán Arcos de Jalón Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma Covaleda Duruelo de la Sierra Ólvega San Esteban de Gormaz San Leonardo de Yagüe
under 1,000	Abejar Adradas Alconaba Alcubilla de Avellaneda Alcubilla de las Peñas Aldealafuente Aldealices Aldealpozo Aldealseñor Aldehuela de Periáñez Alentisque Aliud Almajano Almaluez Almarza Almazul Almenar de Soria Alpanseque Arancón Arenillas Arévalo de la Sierra Ausejo de la Sierra Baraona Barca Barcones Bayubas de Abajo Bayubas de Arriba Beratón Berlanga de Duero Blacos Bliecos Borjabad Borobia Buberos Buitrago Cabrejas del Campo Cabrejas del Pinar Calatañazor Caltojar Candilichera Carabantes Caracena Carrascosa de Abajo Carrascosa de la Sierra Casarejos Castilfrío de la Sierra Castillejo de Robledo Castilruiz Cañamaque Centenera de Andaluz Cerbón Cidones Cigudosa Cihuela Ciria Cirujales del Río Coscurita Cubilla Cubo de la Solana Cueva de Ágreda Deza Dévanos El Royo Escobosa de Almazán Espeja de San Marcelino Espejón Estepa de San Juan Frechilla de Almazán Fresno de Caracena Fuentearmegil Fuentecambrón Fuentecantos Fuentelmonge Fuentelsaz de Soria Fuentepinilla Fuentes de Magaña Fuentestrún Garray Golmayo Gormaz Gómara Herrera de Soria Hinojosa del Campo La Losilla La Póveda de Soria La Riba de Escalote Langa de Duero Las Aldehuelas Liceras Los Rábanos Los Villares de Soria Magaña Maján Matalebreras Matamala de Almazán Medinaceli Miño de Medinaceli Miño de San Esteban Molinos de Duero Momblona Monteagudo de las Vicarías Montejo de Tiermes Montenegro de Cameros Morón de Almazán Muriel Viejo Muriel de la Fuente Nafría de Ucero Narros Navaleno Nepas Nolay Noviercas Oncala Pinilla del Campo Portillo de Soria Pozalmuro Quintana Redonda Quintanas de Gormaz Quiñonería Rebollar Recuerda Rello Renieblas Retortillo de Soria Reznos Rioseco de Soria Rollamienta Salduero San Felices San Pedro Manrique Santa Cruz de Yanguas Santa María de Huerta Santa María de las Hoyas Serón de Nágima Soliedra Sotillo del Rincón Suellacabras Tajahuerce Tajueco Talveila Tardelcuende Taroda Tejado Torlengua Torreblacos Torrubia de Soria Trévago Ucero Vadillo Valdeavellano de Tera Valdegeña Valdelagua del Cerro Valdemaluque Valdenebro Valdeprado Valderrodilla Valtajeros Velamazán Velilla de la Sierra Velilla de los Ajos Viana de Duero Villaciervos Villanueva de Gormaz Villar del Ala Villar del Campo Villar del Río Villasayas Villaseca de Arciel Vinuesa Vizmanos Vozmediano Yanguas Yelo

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