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Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Municipality and town
View of the town in 2010
View of the town in 2010
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Coat of arms of Castrillo Mota de Judíos
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Castrillo Mota de Judíos is located in Spain
Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Flag of Burgos Burgos
Comarca Odra-Pisuerga
Settled 1035
Area
 • Total 22.051 km2 (8.514 sq mi)
Elevation
791 m (2,595 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 52
 • Density 2.358/km2 (6.11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09107

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.

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.

In 2022, the town inaugurated a Sephardic Jewish memorial center to pay tribute to its history of Sephardic Jewry.

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Twin towns

Castrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:

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