Calatañazor
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Calatañazor is a municipality located in the
Also situated in the municipality are the hamlets Aldehuela and Abioncillo. Abioncillo used to be abandoned like many forsaken hamlets in Spain, but in the 1980s was turned around by a few dedicated teachers into an educational center.
In the valley between Calatañazor and Abioncillo, the Battle of Calatañazor took place in 1002. This place is still named El valle de la sangre (the valley of blood). Almanzor, the ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus is by some historians said to have died in this battle and was buried in Medinaceli.[2] There is a statue of him in Calatañazor.
A certain kind of juniper tree, the
The name Calatañazor comes from the Arab Qalat al-Nusur which can either mean "Castle of Azure" or "Castle of Vultures".[5]
Gallery
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Remains of the former Castle of Calatañazor.
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Church of Nuestra Señora del Castillo.
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View of the medieval town of Calatañazor.
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Typical street in Calatañazor.
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Hermitage of la Soledad.
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El Sabinar Park.
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Church of San Juan Bautista.
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Statue of Almanzor in Calatañazor.
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View from the Castle.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Historia". Ayuntamiento de Calatañazor. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Portal de Turismo de la Junta de Castilla y León
- ^ Posadas [permanent dead link]
- ^ "YoSearch Weather Tab". myetymology.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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