Jadraque | |
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![]() View from the castle | |
Coordinates: 40°55′36″N 2°55′25″W / 40.92667°N 2.92361°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
Province | Guadalajara |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alberto Domínguez Luis |
Area | |
• Total | 38.91 km2 (15.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 832 m (2,730 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,434 |
• Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
Demonym | Jadraqueños |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | Official website |
Jadraque is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha.[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 38.91 km2.[2] As of 1 January 2020, it has a population of 1,370.[2]
History
[edit]It is home to a medieval castle, the so-called Castle of Cid. In a barter, Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña transferred the castle of Jadraque to Pedro González de Mendoza in exchange for the town of Maqueda and the mayorship of Toledo on 27 January 1470.[3]
By the early 16th century, the land of Jadraque extended across around 713 km2 of the Henares basin (divided into the sexmos of Henares and Bornova).[4]
References
[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 25 May 2021.
- ^ Hidalgo Ogáyar, Juana (2005). "Doña Mencía de Mendoza y su residencia en el castillo de Jadraque". Archivo Español de Arte. 78 (310). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 184. doi:10.3989/aearte.2005.v78.i310.196.
- ^ Velasco Sánchez, Angel Luis (2008). La población de Guadalajara,1500-1650 (PDF). Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. p. 23. ISBN 978-84-693-2807-1.