La Torre de Esteban Hambrán is a Spanish village and municipality in the province of Toledo in Castile-La Mancha. It is adjacent to the municipalities of Santa Cruz del Retamar, Méntrida, Casarrubios del Monte, and Las Ventas de Retamosa.
La Torre de Esteban Hambrán | |
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Coordinates: 40°10′7″N 4°13′7″W / 40.16861°N 4.21861°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
Province | Toledo |
Comarca | Torrijos, Spain |
Judicial district | Torrijos |
Founded | Musulmana |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Ángel Marinas Alonso (2007) |
Area | |
• Total | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,702 |
• Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Torreño, ña |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 45920 |
Website | Official website |
Origin of name
editThe village's name, which means "Tower of Esteban Hambrán" in English, may be derived from an old Muslim tower once belonging to a 12th-century Mozarab nobleman, Esteban ben Ambrán. The tower was used to communicate, by means of fire signals, with the distant Castle of Alamín.
History
editThe town was founded by the Romans in 171 BC, but little is known about the Roman era of the village. After the Reconquista, the area around the "Esteban Hambrán" tower became populated. In the early 15th century, the land belonged to Pero López de Ayala. The village was bought in 1436 by Álvaro de Luna. When some years later John II of Castile confiscated the place, the village became crown property.
Demography
editThe population was 1,756 in 2006.
Monuments
edit- St. Anne's Chapel
- St. Rochus' Chapel
- St. Mary Magdalene's Parish Church
- St. John the Evangelist's Franciscan Convent
- Several fountains
- Funeral Catafalque
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Delegation of Toledo.
- List of mayors: MAP.