Torquemada, Palencia
Encyclopedia
Torquemada is a municipality in the province of Palencia
, Castile and León
, Spain
. According to the 2010 census
(INE
), the municipality has a population of 1098 inhabitants.
The village is known for its peppers
, an important crop for the local economy.
. 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.
Palencia (province)
Palencia is a province of northern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of León, Cantabria, Burgos, and Valladolid....
, Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. According to the 2010 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
(INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
), the municipality has a population of 1098 inhabitants.
The village is known for its peppers
Capsicum
Capsicum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Its species are native to the Americas where they have been cultivated for thousands of years, but they are now also cultivated worldwide, used as spices, vegetables, and medicines - and have become are a key element in...
, an important crop for the local economy.
Curiosities and historical data
The Infanta Catalina was born here on January 14, 1507. She was the daughter of Infanta Juana of Castile and Felipe of HabsburgPhilip I of Castile
Philip I , known as Philip the Handsome or the Fair, was the first Habsburg King of Castile...
. 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
José Zorrilla y Moral
José Zorrilla y Moral , was a Spanish Romantic poet and dramatist.He was born in Valladolid to a magistrate in whom Ferdinand VII placed special confidence,...
, author of "Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes , is a play written in 1844 by José Zorrilla. It is the more romantic of the two principal Spanish-language literary interpretations of the myth of Don Juan...
", 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
Ruta Quetzal
The Ruta Quetzal is a trip taken yearly by hundreds of Latin American, Spanish, and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking students.-History:...
" passed by here, in honor of the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Infanta Catalina.