Cañada Real
As Cañadas Real (plural, Spanish: cañada = "reeds" real = "Royal") are those traditional kastellanischen cattle drive lines designated by the Royal decree of Alfons the ways were regulated in 1273rd The Cañadas reales (cattle grazing in the Meseta ) have been on a UNESCO list since 2007 , which is to be regarded as a preliminary stage of a future candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage .
history
Since time immemorial, certain cattle drift routes have been used continuously as part of transhumance (long-distance grazing with seasonal changes in pasture areas). The decree of Alfonso X pursued the regulation, order and protection of certain paths which, because of their importance, use or location, deserved to be protected from possible abuse. In this way, the Cañadas reales remained codified along with the creation of the Honrado Concejo de la Mesta ("Honorable Council of Mesta").
A Cañada real had to have a width of 90 cubits ( Varas castellanas ) (= 72.22 m) and was characterized by its very long distances (more than 500 km) with a course mainly from south to north (summer pasture) or north to south (Winter pasture) taking into account the geographical limitations. With the royal regulation, the reduction was also prohibited, which the owners of the adjacent fincas usually made by relocating the boundary stones / waymarks ( mojón / mojones ).
The Cañadas reales today
Although most of the Cañadas are in rural surroundings and have retained their original course, nowhere do they have the latitude decreed in 1273. Many Cañadas reales cross or pass small settlements, in some cases houses have been built on the paths. Where the Cañadas have been preserved, they run when crossing settlements on asphalt roads.
The decline in livestock farming on the one hand and the use of fodder on the other (which made changing pastures superfluous) meant that the cañadas were rarely used for grazing. Today the cañadas are used more for hiking and cycling than for driving cattle.
Cañada Real Galiana
The Cañada Real Galiana describes the route between La Rioja and Ciudad Real . The largest slum in Europe is located on this strip ; it has about 30-40,000 inhabitants and is officially an illegal settlement. Many people live there because they can no longer pay the installments for their apartments due to personal or general economic crises.
Important Cañadas Reales
- Cañada Real Zamorana . On the border with Portugal. It starts in the mountains of Sanabria and ends in the pastures of Olivenza and Alburquerque in the province of Badajoz .
- Cañada Real Vizana or de la Plata . Total length approx. 500 km. Starts between Asturias and the province of León on the Viganos hills and ends in Trujillo .
- Cañada Real Leonesa Occidental . Total length approx. 700 km. Starts in the province of León and ends in Badajoz .
- Cañada Real Leonesa Oriental . Total length approx. 700 km. Starts near Riaño , crosses León and Palencia, and crosses the provinces of Segovia, Ávila, Toledo, Cáceres and Badajoz.
- Cañada Real Segoviana . Total length approx. 500 km. Starts in the Sierra de Neila in Burgos and ends in Granja de Torrehermosa .
- Cañada Real Galiana ( Riojana ). Rises in the south of the Rioja and runs through the provinces of Soria, Guadalajara, Madrid, Toledo and Ciudad Real.
- Cañada Real Soriana Oriental . Total length approx. 800 km. Starts in Soria and ends in Seville .
- Cañada Real Soriana Occidental . Total length approx. 700 km. Diagonally crosses the center north of the peninsula starting from Soria and crosses Segovia, Ávila, Salamanca, Cáceres to Badajoz, where it ends.
- Cañada Real Conquense . Runs through the provinces of Cuenca, Ciudad Real and Jaén.
- Cañada Real del Reino de Valencia . Starts at the Sierra de Tragacete , crosses Cuenca and ends in Valencia.
