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Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Coordinates: 39°59′0″N 4°16′53″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 |
A 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]
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