Jadraque

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Jadraque
View from the castle
View from the castle
Coat of arms of Jadraque
Jadraque is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Jadraque
Jadraque
Jadraque is located in Province of Guadalajara
Jadraque
Jadraque
Jadraque is located in Spain
Jadraque
Jadraque
Coordinates: 40°55′36″N 2°55′25″W / 40.92667°N 2.92361°W / 40.92667; -2.92361
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceGuadalajara
Government
 • MayorAlberto Domínguez Luis
Area
 • Total38.91 km2 (15.02 sq mi)
Elevation
832 m (2,730 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,434
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
DemonymJadraqueños
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Jadraque is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha.[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 38.91 km2.[2] As of 1 January 2020, it has a population of 1,370.[2]

History[edit]

It is home to a medieval castle, the so-called Castle of Cid. In a barter, Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña transferred the castle of Jadraque to Pedro González de Mendoza in exchange for the town of Maqueda and the mayorship of Toledo on 27 January 1470.[3]

By the early 16th century, the land of Jadraque extended across around 713 km2 of the Henares basin (divided into the sexmos of Henares and Bornova).[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ a b c "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ Hidalgo Ogáyar, Juana (2005). "Doña Mencía de Mendoza y su residencia en el castillo de Jadraque". Archivo Español de Arte. 78 (310). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 184. doi:10.3989/aearte.2005.v78.i310.196.
  4. ^ Velasco Sánchez, Angel Luis (2008). La población de Guadalajara,1500-1650 (PDF). Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. p. 23. ISBN 978-84-693-2807-1.