Castrillo Mota de Judíos

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.[2]

Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Municipality and town
View of the town in 2010
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Castrillo Mota de Judíos
Location of Castrillo Mota de Judíos in Spain
Coordinates: 42°18′37″N 04°10′25″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Burgos
ComarcaOdra-Pisuerga
Settled1035
Area
 • Total22.051 km2 (8.514 sq mi)
Elevation
791 m (2,595 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total52
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09107
WebsiteOfficial website

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.[3]

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).[4] 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.[4][5]

Personalities

The 2005 French film Saint-Jacques... La Mecque, directed by Coline Serreau,[7] was set also in the town.

Twin towns
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain

Castrillo Mota de Judíos is twinned with:

See also
  • 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"

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Spanish town of Matajudíos considering changing its name to anything but 'Jew Killer'". The Huffington Post. April 11, 2014.
  3. Google. "Castrillo Matajudíos" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
  4. "Spanish village drops 'kill Jews' name". The Guardian. 22 June 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  5. "Spain's 'Kill Jews Fort' villagers vote in favor of name change". Reuters.com. Madrid. Reuters. May 25, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  6. "Celebration of the fifth centenary of the birth of Antonio de Cabezón". castrillomatajudios.es (in Spanish). Castrillo Mota de Judíos.
  7. Saint-Jacques... La Mecque on IMDb
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