Mora, Spain
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Mora is a town and
Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The area is most famous for the abandoned ruins of the San Marcos de Yegros monastery of the Order of Santiago,[2]
located northeast of the town of Mora about 10 km on the Calle de los Dolores in the village of Paraje de Yegros.
Name
The term "Mora" possibly derives from the Latin morum meaning moral.[3] However, Galmés de Fuentes has proposed an earlier origin, indicating that the pre-Roman root mor means "heap of stones" or cairn.[4]
Geography
This town is situated in the Montes de Toledo. It belongs to the region of La Mancha, and borders the municipalities of
at northwest.Administration
| Term | Mayor | Politic Party |
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| 1979-1983 | Valentín Bravo Martín | UCD |
| 1983-1987 | Valentín Bravo Martín | Independent |
| 1987-1991 | Leocadio Martín Nuñez | PSOE |
| 1991-1995 | Valentín Bravo Martín | PP |
| 1995-1999 | Leocadio Martín Nuñez | PSOE |
| 1999-2003 | Leocadio Martín Nuñez | PSOE |
| 2003-2007 | Leocadio Martín Nuñez | PSOE |
| 2007-2011 | Jose Manuel Villarrubia De La Rosa | PSOE |
| 2011- | Emilio Bravo | PP |
Demography
Demographic Trends
| 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2010 |
| 9.312 | 9.339 | 9.371 | 9.519 | 9.587 | 9.722 | 9.814 | 9.994 | 10.072 | 10.516 |
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- OCLC 17224233
- ISBN 84-95432-05-6
- OCLC 644629736
External links
- "Mora (Provincia de Toledo - Castilla-La Mancha)" map and photographs from Panageos
39°41′02″N 3°46′37″W / 39.684°N 3.777°W
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