Paterna de Rivera

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Paterna de Rivera municipality
Nuestra Señora la Inhiesta church in the Plaza de la Constitución
Church Nuestra Señora la Inhiesta at the Plaza de la Constitucion
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Coat of arms of Paterna de Rivera
Paterna de Rivera (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Cadiz
Comarca : La Janda
Coordinates 36 ° 31 ′  N , 5 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 31 ′  N , 5 ° 52 ′  W
Height : 127  msnm
Area : 14.01 km²
Residents : 5,470 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 390.44 inhabitants / km²
Founding: 1503
Postal code : 11178
Municipality number  ( INE ): 11025
Nearest airport : Cadiz
administration
Official language : Castilian
Mayor : Alfonso Caravaca Morales ( PSOE )
Address of the municipal administration: Plaza Constitución, 1st floor
Website : www.paternaderivera.es

Paterna de Rivera is a Spanish municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous region of Andalusia . The inhabitants call themselves Paterneras or Paterneros .

Geographical location

The place is about 45 km east of Cádiz inland in a hilly landscape, which is characterized by agriculture.

economy

In the area around the village there is intensive farming and animal husbandry. Patenera de Rivera is known for raising fighting bulls and Arabian horses .

Thanks to its medicinal springs , the place benefits from spa tourism.

history

Various villages have settled in the area since the Neolithic Age . In Roman times , the nearby town of Gigonza was famous for its medicinal baths. Mosaics, tombs and coins from Gades, the Roman Cádiz, bear witness to the presence of Roman families. After the Romans, the Visigoths ruled the area. The Muslims also used the springs in the era of Al-Andalus and called the place the Valley of the Baths.

After the Reconquista , the Christian reconquest, the area came into the possession of the Enríquez de Ribera, lords of Alcalá de los Gazules . In 1444, Per Afán de Ribeira built an estate. In 1503 Francisco Enríquez de Ribera founded the place and set up a city council.

In 1825, the local administration broke away from its dependence on Alcalá de los Gazules. With the beginning of spa tourism in the 19th century and the establishment of a cattle fair, the population opened up additional sources of income.

One theory is that the petenera , a palo of flamenco , was created in the 19th century by a local singer called La Paternera or La Petenera .

Cultural heritage

Monument to La Petenera
  • Parish Church of Nuestra Señora de la Inhiesta , 15th century
  • Monument to La Petenera
  • Torre de los Cuatro Vientos
  • Sulphurous healing springs

Population development

(Source: INE )

Local festivals

Floats at the Carnival in Paterna la Rivera
  • carnival
  • Semana Santa with the procession of the patroness Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Coronada
  • Feria de Primavera in June
  • Fiesta de la Juventud , in July
  • Flamenco singing competition Concurso de Peteneras in July
  • Romería de San Sebastián , Earlier in September, more recently in January
  • Christmas carol competition Concurso de Villancicos in December
  • Belén viviente in December

Personalities

  • Dolores La Petenera , flamenco singer
  • El Perro de Paterna (Antonio Pérez Jiménez, 1925–1997), flamenco singer
  • Niño de la Cava (Francisco Guerrero Jiménez, 1993-2005), flamenco singer
  • Rufino de Paterna (Rufino García Cote, * 1938), flamenco singer

Gastronomic specialties

References and comments

  1. ↑ 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).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Historia. In: website of the municipality. Retrieved June 20, 2019 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ a b Juan Vergillos: Conocer el Flamenco . Signatura Ediciones, Sevilla 2009, ISBN 978-84-95122-84-1 , p. 70 .
  4. ↑ Spanish Inhiesta = broom broom ( Cytisus scoparius )
  5. ↑ Tower of the Four Winds
  6. ↑ Our Crowned Lady of Solitude
  7. ↑ Spring fair
  8. ↑ Festival of Youth
  9. ^ Paterna de Rivera se prepara para su Concurso de Peteneras. In: Ser La Janda. June 3, 2019, Retrieved June 5, 2019 (Spanish).
  10. ↑ Belén Viviente 2018. In: Website of the municipality. Retrieved June 21, 2019 (Spanish).
  11. ↑ Tamara García: El Perro de Paterna era un cantaor grande y una persona muy auténtica. In: Diario de Jerez. January 6, 2017, Retrieved June 21, 2019 (Spanish).
  12. ^ Niño de la Cava. In: El Arte de Vivir el Flamenco. José María Ruiz Fuentes, accessed June 21, 2019 (Spanish).
  13. ↑ Rufino de Paterna. In: El Arte de Vivir el Flamenco. Retrieved June 21, 2019 (Spanish).
  14. ^ Pepe Monforte: Conejos por peteneras. In: Diario de Jerez. October 20, 2017, Retrieved June 21, 2019 (Spanish).

Web links

Commons : Paterna de Rivera  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Community website. Retrieved June 21, 2019 (Spanish).
  • Paterna la Rivera. Geographical and statistical information. Institudo de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía, accessed June 21, 2019 (Spanish).