Alcocero de Mola
| Alcocero de Mola | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality and town | ||
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View of Alcocero de Mola, 2009 | ||
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 Municipal location of Alcocero de Mola in Burgos province | ||
| Country | Spain | |
| Autonomous community |
 Castile and León | |
| Province |
 Burgos | |
| Comarca | La Bureba | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 795 m (2,608 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 32 | |
| • Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 09258 | |
| Website | http://www.alcocerodemola.es/ | |
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Alcocero de Mola is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 53 inhabitants. The town was known only as Alcocero until 1938, when Francoist authorities renamed the village in honour of General Emilio Mola, who died in a plane crash near Alcocero on 3 June 1937.
Monument erected in 1939 in memory of General Emilio Mola, who died in a plane crash near Alcocero in 1937.
Coordinates: 42°28′N 3°21′W / 42.467°N 3.350°W
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