Villalba del Alcor

Villalba del Alcor municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Andalusia
Province :	Huelva
Comarca :	El Condado
Coordinates	37 ° 24 ′ N , 6 ° 28 ′ W Coordinates: 37 ° 24 ′ N , 6 ° 28 ′ W
Height :	161 msnm
Area :	62 km²
Residents :	3,338 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	53.84 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	21860
Municipality number ( INE ):	21074
administration
Mayor :	Manuela Daza Lopez
Website :	www.villalbadelalcor.es

Villalba del Alcor is a Spanish municipality in the province of Huelva in Andalusia .

history

Until the Roman colonization, there were no clear signs of settlement in the area known as El Giraldo. During the Islamic era, the zone was dangerous because of the clash of the kingdoms of Niebla and Seville . For this reason, at the beginning of the 12th century , in the Almohad epoch, a castle was built on the slope of the mountain, which is known as Castillo de Ostia .

In 1248 Ferdinand III conquered . Seville and the Aljarafe area . Villalba and its castle fell victim to this conquest, but are still in the border area until the kingdom of Niebla finally falls in 1262. As a result, Islamic power falls apart, but Villalba still remains uninhabited. A rapid process of repopulation did not begin until 1327. A Carmelite monastery was founded in 1588 and another in 1618. These facilities cause a rapid development of the place.

After the 17th century a hospital for typhus sufferers was built. This gave Villalba an outstanding position within the Condado .

economy

The main industries are agriculture, especially viticulture, and gastronomy.

Population development

Population in recent years:

year	Residents
1996	3,618
1998	3,587
1999	3,589
2000	3,604
2001	3,530
2002	3,520
2003	3,475
2004	3,739
2010	3,920
2012	4,465

Attractions

San Bartolomé church fortress

San Juan Bautista monastery with baroque church

Hermitage of Santa Águeda

Chapel of Santísima Trinidad .

Chapel of Nuestra Señora de las Reliquias

Santa Cruz Chapel on Calle Real

Santa Cruz Chapel on Paterna Street

Santa Cruz Chapel on Calle Cerrillo

Festivals

Feast of the Holy Cross in May ( Cruces de Mayo )
Feast of Saint Agatha (patron saint of the place)
Feast of the Virgen del Carmen in the last week of August or the first week of September
Tour of the Virgen del Carmen , which takes place on the above festival

Personalities

Nicolás Tenorio Cerero , judge and historian (1863–1930)
Carmelo del Toro (born January 28, 1972 in Villalba), ceramicist
Francisco García Garrido (* 1990 in Huelva ), painter and writer of minimalist surrealism

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).

Web links

Commons : Villalba del Alcor - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of Villalba del Alcor
Info page from GuadalInfo about Villalba del Alcor
Villalba del Alcor - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
Francisco García Garrido's website

Website about - Página incluida en la búsqueda de Carmelo del Toro

[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).