Torquemada, Palencia

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Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Castile and Leon.svg  Castile and León
Province Bandera de la provincia de Palencia.svg  Palencia
Municipality Torquemada
Area
  Total83.63 km2 (32.29 sq mi)
Elevation
741 m (2,431 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total968
  Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website Official website

Torquemada is a municipality in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 1098 inhabitants. It is the namesake and believed to be the birthplace of famed Grand Inquisitor Tomas de Torquemada.

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The village is known for its peppers, an important crop for the local economy.

Etymology

The village name came from Latin turris cremata "burnt tower". [2]

Curiosities and historical data

The Infanta Catalina was born here on January 14, 1507. She was the daughter of Queen Juana of Castile and Felipe of Habsburg. After Felipe's death, his remains rested here for a period of 3 months.

In this village is the home of the writer José Zorrilla y Moral, author of "Don Juan Tenorio", traditionally performed every year on All Saints Day. There is a plaque in Zorrilla's memory, located in front of his summer residence.

In the summer of 2007, the "Ruta Quetzal" passed by here, in honor of the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Infanta Catalina.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Whitechapel, Simon (2003). Flesh Inferno: Atrocities of Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition. Creation Books. p. 52. ISBN   9781840681055.

Coordinates: 42°01′55″N4°19′12″W / 42.032°N 4.320°W / 42.032; -4.320