Castrillo Mota de Judíos
| Castrillo Mota de Judíos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |||
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View of the town in 2010 | |||
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  Castrillo Mota de Judíos Location of Castrillo Mota de Judíos in Spain | |||
| Coordinates: ES 42°18′37″N 04°10′25″W / 42.31028°N 4.17361°W | |||
| Country |
 Spain | ||
| Autonomous community |
 Castile and León | ||
| Province |
 Burgos | ||
| Comarca | Odra-Pisuerga | ||
| Settled | 1035 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 22 km2 (8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 791 m (2,595 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 64 | ||
| • Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 09107 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Castrillo Mota de Judíos, is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. At the 2004 census (INE) the municipality had a population of 71 inhabitants.[1]
Geography
The town is located on a plain area, near the river Odra, 51 km in west of Burgos and 54 in north-east of Palencia. It is crossed by the roads BU-400 and BU-403.[2]
History
Name
The town was originally named Castrillo Motajudíos ("Hill of Jews Camp") in 1035 when Jews fleeing from a nearby pogrom settled there; it was changed to Castrillo Matajudíos ("Jew-killer Camp") in 1627[3] during a period of religious persecution of non-Christians in Spain (the Jews had been expelled from Spain in 1492).[3] In June 2015 the name was changed back to Castrillo Mota de Judíos[3] following a campaign led by mayor Lorenzo Rodríguez leading to a vote among the villagers in May 2014.[3][4]
Personalities
- Antonio de Cabezón (1510–1566) – Composer and organist[5]
Popular culture
The 2005 French film Saint-Jacques... La Mecque, directed by Coline Serreau,[6] was set also in the town.
Twin towns
Castrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:
See also
- Saint James the Moor-slayer, or Santiago Matamoros, the subject of the Way of St. James legend in Northern Spain
- La Mort aux Juifs, French town whose name translates to "Death to Jews"
References
- ↑ "Spanish town of Matajudíos considering changing its name to anything but 'Jew Killer'" (The Huffington Post)
- ↑ Google. "Castrillo Matajudíos" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
- 1 2 3 4 The Guardian newspaper: Spanish village drops 'kill Jews' name, 22 June 2015
- ↑ "Spain's 'Kill Jews Fort' villagers vote in favor of name change" (Reuters)
- ↑ (Spanish) celebration of the fifth centenary of the birth of Antonio de Cabezón (municipal website)
- ↑ Saint-Jacques... La Mecque at the Internet Movie Database
External links
Media related to Castrillo Mota de Judíos at Wikimedia Commons- (Spanish) Castrillo Matajudíos official website