Castrillo Mota de Judíos facts for kids
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Castrillo Mota de Judíos
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Municipality and town
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View of the town in 2010
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 Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
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| Province |  Burgos |
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| Comarca | Odra-Pisuerga | ||
| Settled | 1035 | ||
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| • Total | 22.051 km2 (8.514 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 791 m (2,595 ft) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | KIDDLE_IB | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code |
09107
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Castrillo Mota de Judíos is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. The 2004 census (INE) indicated the municipality had a population of 71 inhabitants.
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Geography
The town is located on a plain area, near the river Odra, 51 km (32 mi) west of Burgos and 54 km (34 mi) northeast of Palencia. It is crossed by the roads BU-400 and BU-403.
History
Name
The town was originally named Castrillo Motajudíos ("Jew hill camp") in 1035 when Jews fleeing from a nearby pogrom settled there; it was changed to Castrillo Matajudíos ("Jew-killer camp") in 1627 during a period of religious persecution of non-Christians in Spain (the Jews had been expelled from Spain in 1492 during the Spanish Inquisition). In June 2015 the name was changed back to Castrillo Mota de Judíos following a campaign led by mayor Lorenzo Rodríguez leading to a vote among the villagers in May 2014.
There have been several anti-Jewish incidents since the name change.
Personalities
- Antonio de Cabezón (1510–1566) – Composer and organist
Twin towns
Castrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:
Kfar Vradim, Israel
See also
In Spanish: Castrillo Mota de Judíos para niños
- Saint James the Moor-slayer, or Santiago Matamoros, the subject of the Way of St. James legend in Northern Spain
- La Mort aux Juifs, French town whose name translates to "Death to Jews"
