Sierra del Toro

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Sierra del Toro

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Peñaescabia or Penya d'Escàbia (1 326 m)
Highest point
Elevation 1,616 m (5,302 ft)
Listing List of mountains in the Valencian Community
Coordinates 39°56′41″N0°47′47″W / 39.94472°N 0.79639°W / 39.94472; -0.79639 Coordinates: 39°56′41″N0°47′47″W / 39.94472°N 0.79639°W / 39.94472; -0.79639  
Geography
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Sierra del Toro
Spain
Location

Alt Palància, Valencian Community

Gúdar-Javalambre, Aragon
Parent range Iberian System, Eastern zone
Geology
Mountain type Karstic (Jurassic)
Climbing
Easiest route From the towns of El Toro, Manzanera, Abejuela, Barraques, Toràs, or Begís

Sierra del Toro [1] (Valencian : Serra del Toro) is a 21 km (13 mi) long mountain range in the Alt Palància comarca, Valencian Community, close to the limit with Teruel Province, Aragon, Spain. It is named after the nearby town of El Toro.

Valencian Community Autonomous community of Spain

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Aragon Autonomous community of Spain

Aragon is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza. The current Statute of Autonomy declares Aragon a historic nationality of Spain.

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Location

This mountain range is located at the eastern end of the Iberian System and is a southern prolongation of the Sierra de Javalambre. Its highest point is Puntal del Agrillar (1,616 m). Other important peaks are Puntal de Magaña (1,614 metres), Alto del Tomatero (1,607 metres), Puntal de Peiró (1,605 metres) and Salada (1,581 metres), where there is a military communications compound. Its summits are usually covered in snow in the winter and are among the highest peaks of the Land of Valencia. Therefore there are also numerous ancient ice houses.

Sistema Ibérico mountain range

The Iberian System, is one of the major systems of mountain ranges in Spain. It consists of a vast and complex area of mostly relatively high and rugged mountain chains and massifs located in the central region of the Iberian Peninsula, but reaching almost the Mediterranean coast in the Valencian Country in the east.

Sierra de Javalambre mountain in Spain

Sierra de Javalambre is a 29 km (18 mi) long mountain range in the Gúdar-Javalambre comarca of Aragon and the Rincón de Ademuz and Serrans comarcas of the Valencian Community, Spain.

Snow precipitation in the form of flakes of crystalline water ice

Snow refers to forms of ice crystals that precipitate from the atmosphere and undergo changes on the Earth's surface. It pertains to frozen crystalline water throughout its life cycle, starting when, under suitable conditions, the ice crystals form in the atmosphere, increase to millimeter size, precipitate and accumulate on surfaces, then metamorphose in place, and ultimately melt, slide or sublimate away. Snowstorms organize and develop by feeding on sources of atmospheric moisture and cold air. Snowflakes nucleate around particles in the atmosphere by attracting supercooled water droplets, which freeze in hexagonal-shaped crystals. Snowflakes take on a variety of shapes, basic among these are platelets, needles, columns and rime. As snow accumulates into a snowpack, it may blow into drifts. Over time, accumulated snow metamorphoses, by sintering, sublimation and freeze-thaw. Where the climate is cold enough for year-to-year accumulation, a glacier may form. Otherwise, snow typically melts seasonally, causing runoff into streams and rivers and recharging groundwater.

These mountains have been often devastated by forest fires in hot and dry summers and extensive planting of trees has been undertaken. [2]

This mountain range was the scenario of violent battles during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) when the fascist troops tried to split the Spanish Republican government territory in two and reach the Mediterranean coast and there are many remains of trenches. [3]

Spanish Civil War War between the Republicans and the Nationalists in Spain from 1936 to 1939

The Spanish Civil War took place from 1936 to 1939. Republicans loyal to the left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, in alliance with the Anarchists and Communists, fought against the Nationalists, a Falangist, Carlist, Catholic, and largely aristocratic group led by General Francisco Franco. The war was known as a struggle between democracy and fascism, particularly due to the international political climate. The Nationalists won the war in early 1939 and ruled Spain until Franco's death in November 1975.

Second Spanish Republic the regime that existed in Spain, 1931 to 1939

The Spanish Republic, commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic, was the democratic government that existed in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, after the deposition of Alfonso XIII, and it lost the Spanish Civil War on 1 April 1939 to the rebel faction, that would establish a military dictatorship under the rule of Francisco Franco.

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References

  1. ↑ Vicenç M. Rosselló i Verger, Toponímia, geografia i cartografia
  2. ↑ Les llavors dels futurs boscs - Tree planting Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ Abril del 38 (III part) (in Spanish)
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