Torrijos is a municipality in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain.[2] As of 1 January 2022, it had a registered population of 13,678.[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 17.34 km2.[2]
Torrijos | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Torrijos Location in Spain  Torrijos Torrijos (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′0″N 4°16′53″W / 39.98333°N 4.28139°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Toledo |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 13,278 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Torrijeño, ña |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 45500 |
History
editA Christian army on its way to Toledo took control over the place on behalf of Alfonso VI in 1085, thereby becoming a realengo ('royal demesne').[3][4]
Torrijos was gifted to the archbishop of Toledo in 1214, in reward for the latter's help in the Battle of Navas de Tolosa,[5] ensuingly becoming a dominion of the Mitre of Toledo.[6] Torrijos enjoyed a sizeable Jewish community, which sided with the losing side in the Castilian Civil War and which also suffered, although to a lesser extent than other locations, the 1391 pogroms.[7] In the context of the 1449 urban revolts in Toledo, a Toledan army under Pedro Girón sacked Torrijos in 1450.[8] Torrijos was bought away from the Archdiocese of Toledo in 1482, and it was incorporated to the Estate of Maqueda, also becoming a town.[9]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,923 | — |
| 1910 | 3,524 | +20.6% |
| 1920 | 3,666 | +4.0% |
| 1930 | 4,059 | +10.7% |
| 1940 | 3,875 | −4.5% |
| 1950 | 4,432 | +14.4% |
| 1960 | 5,163 | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 6,362 | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 7,994 | +25.7% |
| 1991 | 9,522 | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 10,173 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 13,454 | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 13,583 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 13,885 | +2.2% |
| Source: INE[10][11] | ||
Notable people
edit- Félix Almagro (1907–1939), bullfighter, first to be killed by a bull at Las Ventas
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b c "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Gómez Vozmediano, Miguel Fernando (2018). "Los orígenes del señorío de Torrijos y la creación del Estado de las Nueve Villas" (PDF). Boletín de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo (Ext. 3). Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo. ISSN 0210-6310.
- ^ Santos Vaquero, Ángel (2020). "Convulsa historia de las aljamas de Toledo, Maqueda y Torrijos". Historia Digital. 20 (36): 108. ISSN 1695-6214.
- ^ Gómez Vozmediano 2018, p. 33.
- ^ López Gómez, Óscar (2014). "El impacto de las revueltas urbanas en el siglo XV. A propósito de la rebelión de 1449 en Toledo" [The Impact of Urban Riots in the 15th Century. The 1449 Revolt in Toledo]. Edad Media. Revista de Historia. 15. Valladolid: Universidad de Valladolid: 190. ISSN 2530-6448.
- ^ Santos Vaquero 2020, p. 111.
- ^ López Gómez 2014, p. 190.
- ^ Santos Vaquero 2020, p. 109.
- ^ "Toledo(3078)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Toledo: Población por municipios y sexo. (2902)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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