| Torrijos | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 39°59′0″N 4°16′53″W / 39.98333°N 4.28139°W / 39.98333; -4.28139 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Toledo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.34 km (6.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,278 |
| • Density | 770/km (2,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Torrijeño, ña |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 45500 |
Torrijos is a municipality in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. As of 1 January 2022, it had a registered population of 13,678. The municipality spans across a total area of 17.34 km.
History
A Christian army on its way to Toledo took control over the place on behalf of Alfonso VI in 1085, thereby becoming a realengo ('royal demesne').
Torrijos was gifted to the archbishop of Toledo in 1214, in reward for the latter's help in the Battle of Navas de Tolosa, ensuingly becoming a dominion of the Mitre of Toledo. Torrijos enjoyed a sizeable Jewish community, which sided with the losing side in the Castilian Civil War and which also suffered, although to a lesser extent than other locations, the 1391 pogroms. In the context of the 1449 urban revolts in Toledo, a Toledan army under Pedro Girón sacked Torrijos in 1450. Torrijos was bought away from the Archdiocese of Toledo in 1482, and it was incorporated to the Estate of Maqueda, also becoming a town.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,923 | — |
| 1910 | 3,524 | +20.6% |
| 1920 | 3,666 | +4.0% |
| 1930 | 4,059 | +10.7% |
| 1940 | 3,875 | −4.5% |
| 1950 | 4,432 | +14.4% |
| 1960 | 5,163 | +16.5% |
| 1970 | 6,362 | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 7,994 | +25.7% |
| 1991 | 9,522 | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 10,173 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 13,454 | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 13,583 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 13,885 | +2.2% |
| Source: INE | ||
Notable people
- Félix Almagro (1907–1939), bullfighter, first to be killed by a bull at Las Ventas
See also
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- Gómez Vozmediano, Miguel Fernando (2018). "Los orígenes del señorío de Torrijos y la creación del Estado de las Nueve Villas" (PDF). Boletín de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo (Ext. 3). Real Academia de Bellas Artes y Ciencias Históricas de Toledo. ISSN 0210-6310.
- Santos Vaquero, Ángel (2020). "Convulsa historia de las aljamas de Toledo, Maqueda y Torrijos". Historia Digital. 20 (36): 108. ISSN 1695-6214.
- Gómez Vozmediano 2018, p. 33.
- López Gómez, Óscar (2014). "El impacto de las revueltas urbanas en el siglo XV. A propósito de la rebelión de 1449 en Toledo" [The Impact of Urban Riots in the 15th Century. The 1449 Revolt in Toledo]. Edad Media. Revista de Historia. 15. Valladolid: Universidad de Valladolid: 190. ISSN 2530-6448.
- Santos Vaquero 2020, p. 111.
- López Gómez 2014, p. 190.
- Santos Vaquero 2020, p. 109.
- "Toledo(3078)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- "Toledo: Población por municipios y sexo. (2902)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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