Bolaños de Calatrava
| Bolaños de Calatrava | |||
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 Bolaños de Calatrava
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| Coordinates: 38°52′59″N 3°43′0″W / 38.88306°N 3.71667°WCoordinates: 38°52′59″N 3°43′0″W / 38.88306°N 3.71667°W | |||
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 Spain
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| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha | ||
| Province | Ciudad Real | ||
| Comarca | Campo de Calatrava | ||
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| • Alcalde | Miguel Ángel Valverde (2015) (Partido Popular) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 249.73 km2 (96.42 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 646 m (2,119 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 12.490 | ||
| • Density | 0.050/km2 (0.13/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Bolañego/a | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 13260 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Bolaños de Calatrava is a city situated in the Ciudad Real province in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is 4 kilometers from Almagro.
The first settlement dates back to Roman times. The area became a strategic point for trade and communication, linking Toledo with Córdoba and Mérida with the Mediterranean Sea. Bolaños Castle was built to provide housing and protection on the road from Toledo to Córdoba.
Possession of the city was contested by the Taifa of Córdoba, the Taifa of Seville and the Taifa of Toledo, after the fragmentation of Al-Andalus.
During the Reconquista, the region was in a constant state of siege and battle. With the Christian victory at Las Navas de Tolosa (1212), the area began to repopulate.
The city's villa was owned by [Berenguela of Castile]. In 1229, she donated the village to the Order of Calatrava. This grant was confirmed by Fernando III el Santo and later by [Alfonso X of Castile|Alfonso X el Sabio].
Bolaños had large Islamic and Jewish populations until the expulsion of members of these religions in 1492, at which point many of them converted to Christianity.
The city lies within small Paleozoic mountain ranges, surrounded by shallow creeks, including the Pellejero and de Cuetos. It also lies within a volcanic zone (la Yezosa), which lies upon a quartzite sierra, similar to the zones of Olot and Cabo de Gata in the Iberian Peninsula.
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