Mascaraque
| Mascaraque municipality | |||
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Basic data | |||
| Autonomous Community : | Castile-La Mancha | ||
| Province : | Toledo | ||
| Coordinates | 39 ° 43 ′ N , 3 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 710 msnm | ||
| Area : | 65.61 km² | ||
| Residents : | 442 (Jan. 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 6.74 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 45430 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 45094 | ||
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| Website : | mascaraque.es | ||
Mascaraque is a municipality in the province of Toledo in the west of the autonomous region of Castile-La Mancha , Spain .
geography
The municipality is on a plain with a few hills in the center of the province, southeast of the capital. It belongs to the territory of the Mountains of Toledo and it borders the municipal areas of La Guardia in the north, Villamuelas in the northeast, Mora de Toledo in the south-southwest, Orgaz in the southwest and Villaminaya and Almonacid de Toledo in the east.
The 66 km² large municipal area is elongated from north to south and is between 700 and 720 meters above sea level .
The road of Don Quixote "Ruta de Don Quijote" reaches Mascaraque on the way from Toledo to San Clemente. From Mascaraque the path divides into three different routes: one to La Guardia, one to Tembleque and the third towards Consuegra , the latter village is known for its windmills .
history
The place has Islamic roots from the time of the Caliphate of Cordoba . Mascaraque Castle was built in the 14th century and later used as a palace-castle by Juan De Padilla in the 16th century .
During the war of independence, the city archives burned down, which is why little data on the past of the municipality has survived.
In the 19th century, the parish was able to oppose Carlism as it resisted with its own militia, which also served to defend Isabella II . During the invasion of Basilio Garcia's army (1837–1838), Mascaraque was the only municipality in the area that refused to give supplies to the Carlist, which is why the government allowed the town's coat of arms to read: “No TEMIERON” ( "YOU WERE NOT AFRAID") was entered.
Mascaraque had 442 inhabitants in 2019.
Historic Buildings
- Mascaraque Castle, built in the 14th century and heavily renovated in 1980–1985
- Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Baroque building from the 18th century
- Chapel de los cristos
- Nuestra Señora de Gracia chapel , in the Mascaraque cemetery
- Patio Manchego , originally the house of large landowners, today a restaurant with a typical columned courtyard garden.
Personalities
- Pedro López de Padilla, (late 15th to early 16th century), son of Sancho von Padilla (builder of Mascaraque Castle), governor of Toledo and father of the Castilian Comuneros Juan De Padilla (1490–1521).
- Juan Correa de Vivar (1510? –1566), Renaissance painter . His works hang in the Museo del Prado
- Isabel de Medina, (1582–?), Mother of the Admiral of the Neapolitan galleys Francisco de Rivera
- Ana De Sande and Padilla (1610–1659), First Duchess of Abrantes, II Marquise of Valdefuentes, IV Marquise of Piovera and II Countess of Mejorada, in the time of Felipe IV.
- Pablo Manzano Arellano (1855–1949), painter
- José Manuel Sierra Frade, rebuilder of the castle, which was in ruins until the 1980s
- Faustino Lara Ibáñez, writer and member of the Arrendajos group
- Maria De Gracia Peralta Martín , poet
- Javier Vallhonrat Guezzi (* 1953), photographer and photography award winner , had a house in Mascaraque until 1987
- Daniel Garbade , Swiss painter and set designer , co-founder with Leopoldo Alas Minguez of Signos magazine, has lived in Mascaraque Decorateur for the film, The Mole , since 1987
Holidays
- February 3rd: patron saint day, with the pilgrimage of San Blas
- May 15: San Isidro Labrador
- Late May and / or early June (depending on the date of Holy Week): Santissimo Cristo De La Misericordia.
- June 13th: San Antonio of Padua.
- September 8th: Day of the patron saint, the Holy Virgin
Web links
- unofficial website of the city of Mascaraque ( Memento of October 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Instituto de Estadística de Castilla-La Mancha - Ficha municipal (PDF)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
- ^ Pascual Madoz: (1848).
- ↑ Guezzi
- ↑ Garbade