Castrillo Mota de Judíos is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. The 2004 census (INE) indicated the municipality had a population of 71 inhabitants.[2]
Castrillo Mota de Judíos | |
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Municipality and town | |
 View of the town in 2010 | |
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  Castrillo Mota de Judíos Location of Castrillo Mota de Judíos in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 22.051 km2 (8.514 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 791 m (2,595 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 52 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09107 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editThe town is located on a plain area, near the river Odra, 51 km (32 mi) west of Burgos and 54 km (34 mi) northeast of Palencia. It is crossed by the roads BU-400 and BU-403.[3]
History
editName
editThe town was originally named Castrillo Motajudíos ("Jew hill camp") in 1035 when Jews fleeing from a nearby pogrom settled there; it was changed to Castrillo Matajudíos ("Jew-killer camp") in 1627 during a period of religious persecution of non-Christians in Spain (the Jews had been expelled from Spain in 1492 during the Spanish Inquisition).[4] In June 2015 the name was changed back to Castrillo Mota de Judíos following a campaign led by mayor Lorenzo Rodríguez leading to a vote among the villagers in May 2014.[4][5]
There have been several anti-Jewish incidents since the name change.[6]
In 2022, the town inaugurated a Sephardic Jewish memorial center to pay tribute to its history of Sephardic Jewry.[7]
Personalities
edit- Antonio de Cabezón (1510–1566) – composer and organist[8]
Twin towns
editCastrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:
See also
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- 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
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Spanish town of Matajudíos considering changing its name to anything but 'Jew Killer'". The Huffington Post. April 11, 2014.
- ^ "Castrillo Mota de Judíos" (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ a b "Spanish village drops 'kill Jews' name". The Guardian. 22 June 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ "Spain's 'Kill Jews Fort' villagers vote in favor of name change". Reuters.com. Madrid. Reuters. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Sam (4 August 2022). "Antisemites again target Spanish village that dropped 'Kill Jews' name". The Guardian.
- ^ "Castrillo Mota de Judíos inaugura este martes su Centro de la Memoria Sefardí". Ser 100. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Celebration of the fifth centenary of the birth of Antonio de Cabezón" (in Spanish). Castrillo Mota de Judíos. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011.
External links
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Media related to Castrillo Mota de Judíos at Wikimedia Commons- (in Spanish) Castrillo Mota de Judíos official website
